Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Hemolytic disease of new born occurs by the condition of ABO incompatibility. In the new born babies, jaundice and anemia are caused often by the rapid breakdown of red blood cells. This hemolysis occurs in infants by agglutinating the infant’s RBC by the mother’s antibody.

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