Red blood cell alloimmunisation in sickle cell disease patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Paul Kambale-KombiRoland Marini Djang'eing'aJean-Pierre Alworong'a OparaJean-Marc MinonEdith SepulchreVincent BoursAline FlochFrance PirenneCharles Kayembe TshilumbaSalomon Batina-AgasaPublished in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)
These findings stated that alloimmunisation is a common complication in SCD patients in the DRC. In the resource-limited setting of this country, blood transfusion with minimal ABO, D, C and E antigen matching in addition to the use of compatibility test could significantly reduce the incidence of this complication.