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indirect Coombs' test

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indirect Coombs' test,
a blood test used during blood compatibility crossmatching to detect the presence of circulating antibodies against red blood cells. The major purpose of this test is to determine whether the patient has serum antibodies (besides the major ABO/Rh system) to red blood cells that he or she might receive by blood transfusion.


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When a direct and an indirect Coombs' test were negative, however, hematology consult was obtained.
 
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