MILITARY BLOOD BANKING - IDENTIFICATION OF THE GROUP O UNIVERSAL DONOR FOR TRANSFUSION OF A, B AND AB RECIPIENTS - AN ENIGMA OF TWO DECADES.

Abstract

In a recent survey of Army personnel, titers in excess of 1:256, when tested against fresh A sub 1 erythrocytes, were encountered in a large number of group O individuals. In vitro testing revealed the presence of anti-A and anti-B antibodies which were found to have been stimulated by contamination of immunization products. These findings illustrate an additional complexity of the long-standing problem of defining reliable parameters for the identification of the safe group O blood (Universal Donor) for transfusion to A, B AND AB recipients. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1966
Accession Number
AD0645447

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Shields
  • Frank R. Camp

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antibodies
  • Army Personnel
  • Biological Therapy
  • Blood
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Contamination
  • Erythrocytes
  • Identification
  • Immune System Phenomena
  • Immunization
  • Immunomodulation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Therapy

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  • Immunology
  • Systems Analysis and Design