Abstract

Red blood cell (RBC) immunization is a common complication in blood transfusion recipients. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) eventually develop anemia, which is multifactorial, and requires regular blood transfusions, which exposes patients to the development of RBC antibodies. We sought to determine the prevalence and specificity patterns of RBC immunization and its risk factors among transfused CKD patients.

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Publication details

DOI
10.5001/omj.2020.95
Journal
Oman Medical Journal
Publisher
Oman Medical Specialty Board
Open access
Gold open access

Cite this article

APA 7

Yusoff, S. M., Bahar, R., Hassan, M. N., Noor, N. H. M., Ramli, M., & Shafii, N. F. (2020). Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.95

MLA 9

Yusoff, Shafini Mohamed, et al. "Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia." Oman Medical Journal, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.95.

Chicago (author–date)

Yusoff, Shafini Mohamed, Rosnah Bahar, Mohd Nazri Hassan, Noor Haslina Mohd Noor, Marini Ramli, and Nor Fadhilah Shafii. 2020. "Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.95.

Harvard

Yusoff, S. M., Bahar, R., Hassan, M. N., Noor, N. H. M., Ramli, M. and Shafii, N. F. (2020) 'Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.95.

Vancouver

Yusoff SM, Bahar R, Hassan MN, Noor NHM, Ramli M, Shafii NF. Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Oman Medical Journal. 2020. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.95

IEEE

S. M. Yusoff, R. Bahar, M. N. Hassan, N. H. M. Noor, M. Ramli, and N. F. Shafii, "Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization among Transfused Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia," Oman Medical Journal, 2020, doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.95.