Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3274002 | Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Persistence of passive anti-D in maternal circulation after injection lasts several weeks or months and could have various consequences. In the mother: it can interfere with diagnosis of active anti-D immunization. In most cases, it may be possible to differentiate passive and immune anti-D. When reliable information concerning date and dosage of antenatal anti-D prophylaxis are available. In the newborn: anti-D immunoglobulins can pass through the placenta and enter the fetal circulation, coat the D positive fetal red cells and give positive DAT. Positive DAT is reported in 5 to 15% of the newborns following rhesus prophylaxis in the third trimester but with no report of anemia or jaundice. In absence of ABO incompatibility, no additional investigation is needed in these newborns.
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Authors
A. Cortey, Y. Brossard,