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Weak D

Weak D

Sometimes low quantities of the D antigen on red cells can mean you might have a false D negative result. With one reagent that can be utilized for both tube and gel technologies optimize your resources for serology testing. 

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Gel card technology

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Conventional techniques

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Gel card technology

Organize your Weak D testing and make testing efficient no matter the size of your lab

Detect Weak D with Anti-D antisera and DG Gel cards used together in manual, semi-automated and fully automated. Weak D Grifols DG Gel solutions is highly specific and sensitive for reliable testing.

DG Gel Cards for this assay

210394
DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG

With DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG flexible testing is simple with one versatile card for many tests. Antibody screening & identification, crossmatch testing, autocontrol, red blood cell typing, direct coombs and titration test can be performed on this card.

Configuration:
IgG | IgG | IgG | IgG | IgG | IgG | IgG | IgG

Antisera for this assay

210526

Anti-D (RH1) IgG/IgM Blend

Weak D testing is simple in gel testing when you use Grifols Anti-D (RH1) IgG/IgM Blend. DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG and Anti-D (RH1) IgG/IgM is available in manual, semi-automated and fully automated solutions. Transfusion is easy with a blended monoclonal Anti-D reagent offering superior detection of weak and partial D antigens, including DVI for screening of both patient and donor samples.

Quality Controls and complementary solutions for this assay

Name
Code

213288
 

Description

Quality control of DG Gel 8 reagents and 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cells used for testing ABO/Rh(D) grouping, determination of the Rh phenotype and K antigen, and detection of irregular antibodies.

Code

213285

Description

Quality control of DG Gel 8 reagents and 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cells used for testing ABO/Rh(D) grouping, determination of the Rh phenotype and K antigen, and detection of irregular antibodies and ABO compatibility.

Code

213677

Description

Reagent used for suspending red blood cells and diluting plasma or serum samples

Code

213797

Description

Solution for cleaning the probes in Grifols instruments

Code

213682

Description

Solution for washing the fluidic system in Grifols instruments

Code

213683

Description

Solution for washing the fluidic system in Grifols instruments

Name Code Description

DG Gel Essential Control

213288
 

Quality control of DG Gel 8 reagents and 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cells used for testing ABO/Rh(D) grouping, determination of the Rh phenotype and K antigen, and detection of irregular antibodies.

DG Gel Extended Control

213285

Quality control of DG Gel 8 reagents and 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cells used for testing ABO/Rh(D) grouping, determination of the Rh phenotype and K antigen, and detection of irregular antibodies and ABO compatibility.

Grifols Diluent

213677

Reagent used for suspending red blood cells and diluting plasma or serum samples

DG Clean

213797

Solution for cleaning the probes in Grifols instruments

Grifols Wash Solution A

213682

Solution for washing the fluidic system in Grifols instruments

Grifols Wash Solution B

213683

Solution for washing the fluidic system in Grifols instruments

Conventional techniques

Conventional reagents that are a proven and reliable solution for every type of lab

Reagent Red Blood Cells in 3% configuration, and antisera that are a proven and reliable solution for every type of lab

Whether you are utilizing conventional tube reagents for most of your testing or for resolving problematic cases, it is important to have a wide range of reagent red blood cells and antisera to meet your needs.

Reagents for this assay

Name
Code

210526
 

Description

Blended monoclonal Anti-D reagent detecting weak and partial D
antigens, including DVI.

Code

210547

Description

Murine IgG Monoclonal

Code

210546

Description

Murine IgG Monoclonal Anti-IgG and Anti-C3d

Code

213630

Description

Positive control for coombs test

Code

210543

Description

Negative control to be tested in parallel with Anti-D reagents

Name Code Description

Anti-D (RH1) IgG/IgM Blend

210526
 

Blended monoclonal Anti-D reagent detecting weak and partial D
antigens, including DVI.

Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG-Green

210547

Murine IgG Monoclonal

Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG+C3d-Green

210546

Murine IgG Monoclonal Anti-IgG and Anti-C3d

Coombs Control Cells

213630

Positive control for coombs test

Negative control

210543

Negative control to be tested in parallel with Anti-D reagents

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