Fifty years of RhD immunoglobulin (anti-D) therapy in Australia: celebrating a public health success story

Med J Aust. 2018 Oct 15;209(8):336-339. doi: 10.5694/mja17.01144.
No abstract available

Keywords: Blood banks; Fetomaternal medicine; Obstetrics; Perinatal mortality; Prenatal care; Stillbirth.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Female
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Passive
  • Immunologic Factors / history
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic* / history
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic* / mortality
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic* / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic* / therapy
  • Rh Isoimmunization* / history
  • Rh Isoimmunization* / mortality
  • Rh Isoimmunization* / prevention & control
  • Rh Isoimmunization* / therapy
  • Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / immunology
  • Rho(D) Immune Globulin / history
  • Rho(D) Immune Globulin / immunology
  • Rho(D) Immune Globulin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Immunologic Factors
  • RHO(D) antibody
  • Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
  • Rho(D) Immune Globulin
  • Rho(D) antigen