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Anti-A antibody transfused with non-group-specific platelets. Serological abnormalities
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
|January 1, 1981
Summary
Patients with blood group A receiving non-group-specific platelets may develop passively acquired anti-A antibodies, complicating pretransfusion testing. Careful review of transfusion history and specific antibody testing are crucial for identifying these antibodies and ensuring transfusion safety.
Area of Science:
- Transfusion Medicine
- Immunology
- Hematology
Background:
- Passively acquired antibodies can interfere with pretransfusion testing.
- Blood group A patients receiving non-group-specific platelets are at risk.
- Previous pretransfusion testing in affected patients was unremarkable.