When should tests for unexpected antibodies be done during pregnancy?
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When should tests for unexpected antibodies be done during pregnancy?
B oth the AABB’s Guidelines for Prenatal and Perinatal Immunohematology and the practice bulletin of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) on “Management of Alloimmunization during Pregnancy” advocate testing pregnant women for unexpected antibodies to red blood cell (RBC) antigens at the first-trimester visit. This testing serves to detect those alloantibodies capable ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transfusion
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0041-1132
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03212.x