Article
Benefits of blood group genotyping in multi-transfused patients from the south of Brazil.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2010
Guelsin Gláucia Andréia Soares, Sell Ana Maria, Castilho Lilian, Masaki Viviane Lika, Melo Fabiano Cavalcante, Hashimoto Margareth Naomi, Higa Tatiana Takahashi, Hirle Loide Souza, Visentainer Jeane Eliete Laguila
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the usefulness of blood group genotyping as a supplement to hemagglutination to determine the red blood cell (RBC) antigen profile of polytransfused patients with hematological diseases and renal failure. Seventy-nine patients were selected. They all received more than three units of blood and eight (10%) had already clinical significant alloantibodies occurring alone or in combination against Rh, K,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
