 Coombs Test
"Coombs Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A test to detect non-agglutinating ANTIBODIES against ERYTHROCYTES by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibodies that can bind to red blood cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D003298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.735.050.375.150 E05.200.812.735.050.375.150 E05.478.594.760.050.375.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Coombs Test- Coombs Test
- Test, Coombs
- Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Antiglobulin
- Tests, Antiglobulin
- Coombs' Test
- Coomb Test
- Coomb's Test
- Test, Coombs'
- Antiglobulin Consumption Test
- Antiglobulin Consumption Tests
- Consumption Test, Antiglobulin
- Consumption Tests, Antiglobulin
- Test, Antiglobulin Consumption
- Tests, Antiglobulin Consumption
- Antihuman Globulin Consumption Test
Indirect Coombs Test- Indirect Coombs Test
- Coombs Test, Indirect
- Test, Indirect Coombs
- Indirect Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Test, Indirect
- Antiglobulin Tests, Indirect
- Indirect Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Indirect Antiglobulin
- Tests, Indirect Antiglobulin
Direct Coombs Test- Direct Coombs Test
- Coombs Test, Direct
- Test, Direct Coombs
- Direct Antiglobulin Test
- Antiglobulin Test, Direct
- Antiglobulin Tests, Direct
- Direct Antiglobulin Tests
- Test, Direct Antiglobulin
- Tests, Direct Antiglobulin
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coombs Test" by people in Profiles.
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Weisser C, Feber J, Tsampalieros A, Licht C. An atypical case of acute kidney injury: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Pediatr Nephrol. 2016 Jun; 31(6):917, 919-21.
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Keir A, Agpalo M, Lieberman L, Callum J. How to use: the direct antiglobulin test in newborns. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2015 Aug; 100(4):198-203.
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Sgro M, Campbell D, Shah V. Coombs' testing and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. CMAJ. 2007 Mar 27; 176(7):973-6.
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Andrew M, Blanchette VS, Adams M, Ali K, Barnard D, Chan KW, DeVeber LB, Esseltine D, Israels S, Korbrinsky N, et al. A multicenter study of the treatment of childhood chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with anti-D. J Pediatr. 1992 Apr; 120(4 Pt 1):522-7.
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Freedman J, Garvey MB, Salomon de Friedberg Z, Hornstein A, Blanchette V. Random donor platelet crossmatching: comparison of four platelet antibody detection methods. Am J Hematol. 1988 May; 28(1):1-7.
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