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Berzuini et al report the observation that nearly half of patients with COVID-19 tested at their blood center had a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT). However, eluates did not react… Click to show full abstract
Berzuini et al report the observation that nearly half of patients with COVID-19 tested at their blood center had a positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT). However, eluates did not react with any test cells but did react with red cells from other patients with COVID-19 that were DAT negative. This suggests that COVID-19 may modulate the red cell membrane and present novel antigenic epitopes.
Keywords:
red cell;
bound antibodies;
antibodies transfusion;
patients covid;
cell bound
Journal Title: Blood
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Blood
Year Published: 2020
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