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Which Blood Group Can I Receive While Having B Negative?

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Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2013
Question: My mother has b negative blood in the event of an emergency what type of blood can she receive? I am AB negative with the Rh factor
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Answered by Dr. Das Arindam (33 minutes later)
Hello,
Thank you for posting a query.

Firstly, your mother’s blood group is B negative. That means B antigen is present on the red blood cell surface. Anti A antibody is present in blood. The Rh factor is negative.

So, she has to be given a ‘B negative’ blood only after proper cross matching test.

In case of emergency, when she needs urgent blood transfusion, ‘O negative’ blood can be considered. It contains no circulating antibody. It is also called universal donor blood group.

As your blood group is AB negative, then you are not eligible for donating blood for your mother.

Hope this information suffices. Let me know, if you have any more question.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Das Arindam (11 hours later)
OK! So if I am AB negative what type of blood would I need in the event of an emergency?
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Answered by Dr. Das Arindam (6 hours later)
Hello,
Thank you for writing back.

You are AB negative. That means you have no antibodies in your blood. Both A and B antigens are present on the surface of red cells.

In normal condition, you need only 'AB negative' blood after proper cross matching test. But, during emergency, 'O negative', 'A negative' and 'B negative' blood can also be considered. For this reason, persons with AB negative blood groups are called as universal recipient.

Hope you have your answers.

Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Which Blood Group Can I Receive While Having B Negative?

Hello,
Thank you for posting a query.

Firstly, your mother’s blood group is B negative. That means B antigen is present on the red blood cell surface. Anti A antibody is present in blood. The Rh factor is negative.

So, she has to be given a ‘B negative’ blood only after proper cross matching test.

In case of emergency, when she needs urgent blood transfusion, ‘O negative’ blood can be considered. It contains no circulating antibody. It is also called universal donor blood group.

As your blood group is AB negative, then you are not eligible for donating blood for your mother.

Hope this information suffices. Let me know, if you have any more question.

Regards.