Fatal hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Ku in a Knull patient

Immunohematology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Lin, M ^a   Wang, C L ^a   Chen, F S ^b   Ho, L H ^c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MENNONITE CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti Ku; Hemolytic transfusion reaction; Knull phenotype

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; HEMOGLOBIN; HEXADIMETHRINE BROMIDE; KU ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037227222     PISSN: 0894203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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