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Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn in a Zambian Community
Author(s) -
Barclay G. P. T.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1972.tb03471.x
Subject(s) - haemolytic disease , medicine , abo incompatibility , disease , abo blood group system , immunization , pediatrics , rh blood group system , immunology , pregnancy , antibody , biology , fetus , genetics
. Haemolytic disease of the newborn in Zambian children has been investigated. Of 740 newborn children, 21 (2.8%) have been found to have a positive modified anti‐human globulin test; in 19, this was due to ABO incompatibility. On the other hand, nearly as many children in this series were found who were jaundiced for a reason that was not discovered. They were a more serious problem clinically. Since the introduction of serum for the prophylaxis of Rh disease in Zambia, 167 Rh‐negative antenatal women have been discovered. Nearly 5% of these have been found to show evidence of immunization.