Antibody Tests
Coombs' Test, Indirect Coombs' Test
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Having a blood transfusion in the past.
- Having a dextran injection, or a recent X-ray with contrast material given in a vein (intravenously, or IV).
- Being pregnant in the past 3 months.
- Taking some medicines, such as cephalosporins, sulfa medicines, tuberculosis medicines, insulin, and tetracyclines.
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS | Last Updated July 27, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine W. David Colby, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease | |
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| Topic Contents | |
| Test Overview | |
| Why It Is Done | |
| How To Prepare | |
| How It Is Done | |
| How It Feels | |
| Risks | |
| Results | |
 | What Affects the Test |
| What To Think About | |
| References | |
| Credits | |