title: [Revised definition of the concept rhesus-negative blood donor; practical experiences].
abstract: In 1987 the Central Medical Blood-transfusion Committee of the Netherlands Red Cross decided to modify their definition of 'Rh-negative' as it applied to blood donors. Until then the term Rh-negative had been reserved for donations that grouped as C- and E-negative and failed to react with IgG anti-D by the indirect antiglobulin test (IAT). From June 1987, however, donations were considered to be Rh-negative if they failed to react with two strong anti-D sera. An evaluation is presented over the first one and a half years of working with the new definition, the problems that were encountered and the measures that are taken to guarantee the quality of Rh testing.
authors.affiliation: Rode Kruis Bloedbank Zuid-Limburg, Maastricht.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: van Rhenen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Overbeeke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dudok de Wit
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Engelfriet
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012203:Rh Isoimmunization; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
vernacular_title: Herziene omschrijving van het begrip rhesus-negative bloeddonor; de ervaringen in de praktijk.