The Coombs antiglobulin test has surely proved of immense importance in detecting antibody globulin on the surface of the red cell, as in isoimmune and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, as well as in cr ...

The Coombs test checks your blood for antibodies that attack red blood cells. It can help prevent and diagnose problems. Find out how it's used and what it means.

The antiglobulin test was first described by Coombs in 1945 and is often referred to as the Coombs test. ... The role of the Coombs test in evaluating hemolysis in adults. J. Manuel Zarandona, Mark H.

The incidence of a positive Coombs test in 47 unselected patients receiving methyldopa in hypertension clinics§ in Boston was 10.6 per cent. Three of these patients, 2 patients referred to us ...

Fig. 1: The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) and indirect antiglobulin test (IAT). AHG = antihuman globulin. A. The DAT reflects in vivo antibody sensitization of erythrocytes. Erythrocytes are washed ...