Nature

Routine blood typing and DAT in infants of group O mothers

As the authors note, the 2004 AAP guidelines recommend that ‘it is an option to test the cord blood for the infant's blood type and DAT, but it is not required provided that there is appropriate ...
Europe PMC

A Study of Clinical and Serological Correlation of Positive Direct Antiglobulin Test in Blood Bank at a Tertiary Care Center.

J Lab Physicians. 2022 Sep; 14(3): 223–230. Objectives Detection of red cell bound immunoglobulins and/or complement by direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is a crucial serological assay in the diagnosis ...
Frontiers

Direct antiglobulin test for the prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia needing an intervention: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis

Importance: The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is commonly used as a screening test for predicting significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring intervention. However, evidence for this approach ...
casereports.bmj

Diagnostic challenges in DAT-negative autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a rare, heterogeneous condition that poses diagnostic challenges, especially in direct antiglobulin test (DAT)-negative cases, where the absence of detectable ...