Plasmapheresis and intravenous immune globulin for the treatment of D alloimmunization in pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Novak, Deborah J ^a   Tyler, Lisa N ^a   Reddy, Ramakrishna L ^b   Barsoom, Michael J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolytic disease of the newborn; Intrauterine transfusion; Isoimmunization; Therapeutic plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D ANTIBODY; RHO(D) ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LABOR INDUCTION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; RHESUS IMMUNIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; RHESUS ISOIMMUNIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; RH ISOIMMUNIZATION; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449110972     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: 10981101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20180     Document Type: Article

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