Prevalence of red blood cell alloantibodies among blood donors in the French Military Blood Institute: A 10-year retrospective study.

Background And Objectives: Screening for red blood cell alloantibodies (RBC-Ab) is a critical step in ensuring blood transfusion safety performed by blood donation screening laboratories. We aim to evaluate the prevalence of the RBC-Ab among healthy blood donors.

Materials And Methods: Antibody screening of serum of all voluntary blood donors was performed as a routine immune-haematological procedure by a solid-phase method on a fully automated immunohaematology analyser.