Nursing home and assisted living services are considered types of long-term care. Long-term care consists of not just medical services, but also personal services, for people who have a disability or illness.
If your practitioner doesn't offer the GBS test during late pregnancy, ask for it. When group B strep testing is done This test is usually performed between week 35 and week 37 of pregnancy (testing before 35 weeks isn't accurate in predicting who will be carrying GBS at the time of labor).
Direct Coombsâ test. The direct Coombsâ test uses antibodies directed against human proteins (primarily immunoglobulin G [IgG] and complement [C3]) to detect whether these proteins are attached to the surface of RBCs. The direct Coombsâ test is used to differentiate between immunologic (e.g., autoimmune) and nonimmunologic (e.g., drug-induced) hemolytic anemias. Indirect Coombsâ test. The indirect Coombsâ test detects antibodies against human RBCs in the patientâs serum. The indirect Coombsâ test is used in crossmatching before blood transfusions.