Alloimmunization to red blood cell antigens after universal leucodepletion. A regional multicentre retrospective study

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Schonewille, Henk ^a   Brand, Anneke ^a  

^a Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Zuidwest Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Red blood cell alloantibodies; Red blood cell alloimmunization; Universal leucodepletion

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KIDD SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP MNSS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP RH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKODEPLETION; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISOANTIBODIES; LEUKAPHERESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17144365795     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05408.x     Document Type: Article

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