Case Study 5
A 48-year-old woman has been hospitalized with an infection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. At the patient's request, her physician has ordered a blood type, although there is no medical necessity for this order as the patient is not anemic nor preparing for surgery. The patient vaguely recalls that her type is AB but desires confirmation.
Typing results were collected (Table 24, 25). Review the results and determine the next step in reporting the patient's ABO type.
Table 24. Mycoplasma pnemoniae Patient Results. | Anti-A | Anti-B | A1 cells | B cells |
| Patient Results | 4+ | 4+ | 2+ | 3+ |
Table 25. Mycoplasma pnemoniae Patient Results, cont. | Screen Cell I | Screen Cell II | Screen Cell III |
| Patient Results IS | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ |
| Patient Results 37°C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient Results IgG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHG Check Cells | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ |
