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Article: Isoimmunization is unlikely to be the cause of hemolysis in ABO-incompatible but direct antiglobulin test-negative neonates
Title | Isoimmunization is unlikely to be the cause of hemolysis in ABO-incompatible but direct antiglobulin test-negative neonates |
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Keywords | ABO incompatibility Coombs' test Direct antiglobulin test End-tidal carbon monoxide Neonatal jaundice |
Issue Date | 2002 |
Citation | Pediatrics, 2002, v. 110, n. 1 I, p. 127-130 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Objective. It is stated that the direct antiglobulin (Coombs') test (DAT) may be negative in ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn. Thus, significant jaundice in neonates who are A-B incompatible with their mothers but DAT test negative is often attributed to isoimmunization and another diagnosis is not sought. We wished to determine the rate of bilirubin production, as an objective measure of hemolysis, in 2 groups of DAT-negative neonates - ABO-compatible and ABO-incompatible - and in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates. Methods. In consecutive, term, healthy newborns who were admitted to the general care nursery, we measured the level in parts per million (ppm) of end-tidal breath carbon monoxide (CO), corrected for inspired CO (ETCOc), an index of the rate of bilirubin production. We compared the levels in DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates with those in ABO-compatible neonates and with the levels in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates. Statistical analysis was performed using 2-sample t and X2 tests. Results. There was no significant difference between the mean 12-hour ETCOc levels in DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates (n = 60, 2.2 ± 0.6 ppm) versus DAT-negative ABO-compatible neonates (n = 171, 2.1 ± 0.6 ppm), although there was a difference between the mean levels in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates (n = 14, 3.4 ± 1.8 ppm) and the DAT-negative groups. Four DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates had elevated ETCOc levels; in 2, we diagnosed a specific hematologic abnormality, namely, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in 1 and elliptocytosis in the other. Conclusion. In DAT-negative newborns with significant jaundice or increased bilirubin production, even if ABO-incompatible, a cause other than isoimmunization should be sought. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/323768 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 6.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.437 |
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dc.contributor.author | Herschel, Marguerite | - |
dc.contributor.author | Karrison, Theodore | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wen, Ming | - |
dc.contributor.author | Caldarelli, Leslie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Baron, Beverly | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-13T02:59:12Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-13T02:59:12Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Pediatrics, 2002, v. 110, n. 1 I, p. 127-130 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-4005 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/323768 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective. It is stated that the direct antiglobulin (Coombs') test (DAT) may be negative in ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn. Thus, significant jaundice in neonates who are A-B incompatible with their mothers but DAT test negative is often attributed to isoimmunization and another diagnosis is not sought. We wished to determine the rate of bilirubin production, as an objective measure of hemolysis, in 2 groups of DAT-negative neonates - ABO-compatible and ABO-incompatible - and in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates. Methods. In consecutive, term, healthy newborns who were admitted to the general care nursery, we measured the level in parts per million (ppm) of end-tidal breath carbon monoxide (CO), corrected for inspired CO (ETCOc), an index of the rate of bilirubin production. We compared the levels in DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates with those in ABO-compatible neonates and with the levels in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates. Statistical analysis was performed using 2-sample t and X2 tests. Results. There was no significant difference between the mean 12-hour ETCOc levels in DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates (n = 60, 2.2 ± 0.6 ppm) versus DAT-negative ABO-compatible neonates (n = 171, 2.1 ± 0.6 ppm), although there was a difference between the mean levels in DAT-positive ABO-incompatible neonates (n = 14, 3.4 ± 1.8 ppm) and the DAT-negative groups. Four DAT-negative ABO-incompatible neonates had elevated ETCOc levels; in 2, we diagnosed a specific hematologic abnormality, namely, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in 1 and elliptocytosis in the other. Conclusion. In DAT-negative newborns with significant jaundice or increased bilirubin production, even if ABO-incompatible, a cause other than isoimmunization should be sought. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Pediatrics | - |
dc.subject | ABO incompatibility | - |
dc.subject | Coombs' test | - |
dc.subject | Direct antiglobulin test | - |
dc.subject | End-tidal carbon monoxide | - |
dc.subject | Neonatal jaundice | - |
dc.title | Isoimmunization is unlikely to be the cause of hemolysis in ABO-incompatible but direct antiglobulin test-negative neonates | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1542/peds.110.1.127 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12093957 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0036304975 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 110 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 I | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 127 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 130 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000176560200032 | - |