Blood Group Incompatibility
Synonyms
Blood Group Incompatibilities
Group Incompatibilities, Blood
Group Incompatibility, Blood
Incompatibilities, Blood Group
Incompatibility, Blood Group
An antigenic mismatch between donor and recipient blood. Antibodies present in the recipient's serum may be directed against antigens in the donor product. Such a mismatch may result in a transfusion reaction in which, for example, donor blood is hemolyzed. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984).