Tazobactam-induced haemolytic anaemia, possibly caused by non-immunological adsorption of IgG onto patient's red cells

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-57

  Broadberry, R E ^a   Farren, T W ^a   Bevin, S V ^a   Kohler, J A ^a   Yates, S ^a   Skidmore, I ^b   Poole, J ^b   Garratty, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemolytic anaemia; IgG; Non immunological adsorption; Tazobactam

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADSORPTION; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BETA-LACTAMASES; CELL SURVIVAL; COOMBS' TEST; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PENICILLANIC ACID; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 1842715049     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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