Fatal hemolytic transfusion reaction resulting from ABO mistyping of a patient with acquired B antigen detectable only by some monoclonal anti-B reagents

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-357

  Garratty, G ^a   Arndt, P ^a   Co, A ^a   Rodberg, K ^a   Furmanski, M ^b  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

^b Valley Presbyterian Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIVERTICULOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 0029892423     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36496226152.x     Document Type: Article

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