BACKGROUND: In maternal trauma, the Kleihauer-Betke (KB) test has traditionally been used to detect transplacental hemorrhage (TPH), so that Rh-negative women could receive appropriate Rh immune ...
Kleihauer-Betke acid elution tes 1 Fetal hemoglobin resists release (or elution) from its RBC under acid conditions, whereas adult hemoglobin is released. The mother's blood is drawn and a sample ...