Dangerous universal donors: the reality of the Hemocentro in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The term dangerous universal blood donor refers to potential agglutination of the erythrocytes of non-O recipients due to plasma of an O blood group donor, which contains high titers of anti-A and/or anti-B hemagglutinins. Thus, prior titration of anti-A and anti-B hemagglutin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842016000300193&lng=en&tlng=en |