Passive transfer of alloantibodies through breast milk as a mediator of hemolytic anemia
Abels E, Jacobs J, Prior D, Willets L, Sostin N, Tormey C, Binns T. Passive transfer of alloantibodies through breast milk as a mediator of hemolytic anemia. Transfusion 2023, 63: 2188-2196. PMID: 37706556, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal breast milkBreast milkNeonatal circulationRed blood cellsPassive transferAntiviral IgG antibodiesResolution of anemiaPaucity of dataNeonatal red blood cellsIntravenous immunoglobulinMaternal alloantibodiesMaternal antibodiesPlacental transferRBC antibodiesIgG antibodiesHemolytic diseaseHemolytic anemiaPlasma titersAlloantibodiesHDFNBlood cellsAntibodiesSignificant decreasePatientsAnemiaWarm autoimmune hemolytic anemia with anti‐Jka specificity following babesiosis masquerading as a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction
Jacobs J, Abels E, Binns T, Tormey C, Sostin N. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia with anti‐Jka specificity following babesiosis masquerading as a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. Transfusion 2023, 63: 872-876. PMID: 36648131, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17252.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsWarm autoimmune hemolytic anemiaDirect antiglobulin testAutoimmune hemolytic anemiaHemolytic transfusion reactionsRed blood cellsRBC transfusionTransfusion reactionsHemolytic anemiaKidd antigensPositive direct antiglobulin testDevelopment of autoantibodiesBabesia microti infectionImmunohematology reference laboratoryColumn agglutination technologyAnti-JkUndetectable parasitemiaAutoantibody statusWarm autoantibodiesRBC antibodiesMicroti infectionAntiglobulin testAntigen specificityAutoantibodiesHealthcare providersAntibody detection