Which of the following causes of alloimmune hemolytic anemia accounts for the largest number of deaths?

a. ABO blood type errors from patient misidentification
b. Drug reactions to antibiotic agents
c. ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn
d. ABO blood type technical testing errors


ANS: A
Of those situations listed, ABO blood type errors from patient misidentification account for the largest number of deaths.

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