Klaus Betke
Klaus Hermann Betke (1914–2011) was a German paediatrician
Betke and Enno Kleihauer (1927–2017) described a simple test for the quantitative detection of foetal erythrocytes in the maternal blood in 1957…the Kleihauer-Betke test
Biography
- Born on October 30, 1914 in München
- 1961–1967 head of the university department of paediatrics at Tübingen
- 1967–1983 head of the university department of paediatrics at München
- Died June 26, 2011 in Gräfelfing
Medical Eponyms
Kleihauer–Betke Test (1957)
Major Publications
- Betke K. Symposion über Struktur und Funktion der roten Blutzellen. Berlin Januar 1957.
- Kleihauer E, Braun H, Betke K. Demonstration von fetalem Hämoglobin in den Erythrocyten eines Blutausstrichs. Klin Wochenschr 1957; 35: 637–8.
- Betke K, Kleihauer E. Fetaler und bleibender Blutfarbstoff in Erythrocyten und Erythroblasten von menschlichen Feten und Neugeborenen. Blut 1958; 4: 241–4.
- Betke K, Marti H, Schlicht I. Estimation of Small Percentages of Fœtal Hæmoglobin. Nature 1959; 184: 1877–1878 (1959)
- Kleihauer E, Betke K. Elution Procedure for the Demonstration of Methæmoglobin in Red Cells of Human Blood Smears. Nature. 1963 Sep 21;199:1196-7
References
Biography
- Baskett TF. Betke, Klaus Hermann (1914–2011). In: Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 3e. 2019
Eponymous terms
- Zipursky A, Hull A, White FD, Israels LG. Foetal erythrocytes in the maternal circulation. Lancet 1959; 1: 451–2.
- Knörr K. Classic Illustration. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 1985; 19(5): 333-335.
Eponym
the person behind the name
