Open AccessThe utility of ‘home-made’ reagent red blood cells for antibody screening during pre-transfusion compatibility testing in Uganda
Author(s) -
Bernard Natukunda,
Robert Wagubi,
Ivan Mugisha Taremwa,
Benson Okongo,
Yona Mbalibulha,
Gayle Teramura,
Meghan Delaney
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.38
Subject(s) - medicine , abo blood group system , blood grouping , blood transfusion , antibody , screening test , volunteer , immunology , pediatrics , biology , agronomy
The WHO recommends that pre-transfusion testing should include ABO/RhD grouping followed by screening for red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies using the indirect antiglobulin test (IAT). However, in Uganda, current practice does not include RBC alloantibody screening.