Direct antiglobulin test in the differential diagnosis of ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn: an important tool with high negative predictive value
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy(2024)
摘要
Background
Hemolysis due to ABO incompatibility is an important differential diagnosis in newborns presenting with jaundice. Clinical studies evaluating ABO hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn (ABO-HDFN) question the diagnostic value of the direct antiglobulin test (DAT) in this situation.
Goals
To determine the clinical and laboratorial findings associated with the occurrence of ABO-HDFN and to evaluate the accuracy of DAT as a diagnostic tool.
Methods
This was a nested case control study with a cohort of 4122 newborns. Clinical and immunohematological data were retrieved from medical files including clinical and laboratorial factors associated with ABO-HDFN. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of positive DAT were calculated.
Results
Among the 4122 newborns, 44 had the diagnosis of ABO-HDFN. Positive DAT, group O mother and group A newborn were significantly associated with the occurrence of neonatal jaundice and this association persisted in a multivariable model (p-value <0.001). DAT presented 65.85 % sensitivity, 96.28 % specificity, 16.9 % PPV and 99.6 % NPV for the diagnosis of ABO-HDFN. There were no cases of positive DAT in cases other than O/A and O/B incompatibilities. The newborn hemoglobin was significantly lower in O/A incompatibility (p-value <0.001).
Conclusion
Positive DAT, mother of group O and newborn of group A are independent risk factors associated with ABO-HDFN. DAT exhibited high NPV for the diagnosis of this complication. Thus, performing DAT in newborns with O/A and O/B incompatibilities is a cost-effective strategy that can be applied as routine by blood banks.
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ABO hemolytic disease,Newborn,Direct antiglobulin test
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