Kleihauer–Betke test
Blood test used to measure the amount of fetal hemoglobin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Kirby–Bauer test, which is also often called a "KB test".
The Kleihauer–Betke ("KB") test, Kleihauer–Betke ("KB") stain, Kleihauer test or acid elution test is a blood test used to measure the amount of fetal hemoglobin transferred from a fetus to a mother's bloodstream.[1] It is usually performed on Rh-negative mothers to determine the required dose of Rho(D) immune globulin (RhIg) to inhibit formation of Rh antibodies in the mother and prevent Rh disease in future Rh-positive children.[2] It is named after Enno Kleihauer and Klaus Betke who described it in 1957.
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