Prevalence of High Titre Anti-A and Anti-B Haemolysins Amongst Blood Group “O” Voluntary Donors at Mbale Regional Blood Bank, Eastern Uganda
There is a high proportion of blood group O donors having high titers of anti-A and anti-B (dangerous group O donors), with the most raised antibody being anti-A, which compromises the quality and safety of the blood products. We recommend screening for high-titer anti-A and anti-B antibodies in all blood group O donated units to make them safe for transfusion to non-group O recipients, especially where large volumes of plasma are required.
Authors
- Yona Mbalibulha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-1907)
- Enoch Muwanguzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8266-4190)
- Benson Okongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-257X)
- Grace Otekat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5627-6932)
- Robert Wagubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9365-8191)
- Patrick Wabuyi
- Ahmed Bumba
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Mbale Hospital (UG)
- Mbarara National Referral Hospital (UG)
- Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Blood Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jbm.s473771
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.77