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A positive antibody screen--an encounter with the Augustine antibody.
Journal of the National Medical Association - 1 Mar 2002
Burnette Robert E, Couter Kyle
Abstract excerpt
An antibody screen is performed on the blood of patients who may require blood transfusion. If an antibody is detected, it must be identified to avoid transfusing the patient with blood that contains the corresponding antigen. Antibody screens are also performed as part of a prenatal profile to detect antibodies that may cause hemolytic disease of the newborn. In this article we report the detection of a unique...
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