Identification of multiple antibodies: a case study.
A 55-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a hemoglobin of 8.5 gm/dl. Two units of blood were ordered. The patient's antibody screening was positive in albumin and antiglobulin phases, and crossmatches were incompatible in those same phases. An antibody identification panel was performed and nine of ten cells were positive. The multiple antibodies were identified by special antigen typing of the patient's cells, heat absorptions of the patient's serum with special cells, and tests of the patient's serum against a selected cell panel.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000906:Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000276:immunology
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000906:Antibodies; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012709:Serum Albumin