释义 |
minipool minipool (mĭ′nē-pool″) A small sample of blood or blood products derived from a large group of blood donors. Minipools taken from 14 to 48 blood donors are screened in clinical medicine for the presence of dangerous infections, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV. Minipool testing is more efficient and more cost effective than the more expensive method of testing each individually donated specimen. If a minipool is negative for infection, all of its components are cleared for use. If a minipool tests positive, the individual components in the pool are tested to determine which of the donors has given a specimen that needs to be discarded. |