Hemolytic transfusion reactions after administration of intravenous immune (gamma) globulin: A case series analysis

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1598-1601

  Daw, Zohra ^a   Padmore, Ruth ^a   Neurath, Doris ^a   Cober, Nancy ^a   Tokessy, Melanie ^a   Desjardins, Diane ^a   Olberg, Bernhard ^a   Tinmouth, Alan ^a   Giulivi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IGIVNEX; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 48249083046     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01721.x     Document Type: Article

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