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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-7-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
Routine antenatal Rh immunoprophylaxis would substantially increase the use of anti-D Ig in the U.K. As availability of anti-D Ig is one factor influencing a decision to introduce routine antenatal prophylaxis, a trial was undertaken to test the efficacy of a lower dose of anti-D Ig than that used in earlier studies. RhD-negative primigravidae were randomized as controls or recipients of two doses of 250iu of anti-D Ig given at 28 and 34 weeks gestation. Blood samples were tested at delivery and at 6 months postpartum for the presence of immune anti-D, and again later if results were equivocal. Nine (1.5%) out of 595 control patients had immune anti-D at follow-up at 6 months and later; 4 (0.78%) of 513 treated women were immunized. It was concluded that, while two doses of 250iu of anti-D Ig may reduce alloimmunization, they are not as effective as two doses of 500iu in a previous trial.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0958-7578
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
15-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-7-31
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Multicentre trial of antepartum low-dose anti-D immunoglobulin.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Manchester Blood Centre, Plymouth Grove, U.K.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Multicenter Study
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