Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling in the management of Kell isoimmunization.
As the use of Rhesus immune globulin has decreased the incidence of Rh sensitization, other red blood cell antigen systems have become relatively more common. The most common of these is the Kell antigen, which often produces unexpectedly severe fetal disease. High-resolution ultrasound was used to guide in the sampling of fetal blood directly from the umbilical cord as an aid in the management of these patients.
D000328:Adult; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D003298:Coombs Test; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System