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D u confirmation
Author(s) -
Schmidt P. J.,
Klein R. E.,
Sherwood W. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1986.26486262745.x
Subject(s) - medicine
The need for repeat antiglobulin testing to detect the D u phenotype in donor blood already labeled as Rh‐negative was challenged. The confirmatory testing by hospital transfusion services rejected only 47 units in 2.6 million tested. The confirmatory antiglobulin test for D u currently required of hospital transfusion services could be omitted.