BLOOD TYPING

Antibody Screening (FDA Approved)

Transfuse with confidence while experiencing how simple and efficient screening for unexpected antibodies can be.

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Antibody Screening

Predicting if patients have antibodies that could be incompatible with donor red blood cells is easy with Grifols solutions. A variety of reliable tests with increasing complexity mean you can create testing strategies from serology all the way through to genotyping giving you control in gel, in tube and, in DNA testing.

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Gel card technology

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Conventional techniques

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Gel card technology

0.8% rRBCs organize your screening and make testing efficient no matter the size of your lab

DG Gel 8 cards are the original 8-column agglutination technology (CAT). With DG Gel 8 you are able to screen blood quickly and safely for common and rare antibodies. DG Gel 8 cards are the solution to the flexibility you need with seamless transition for manual, semi-automated and fully automated testing.

Search-Cyte reagent red blood cells and DG Gel 8 mean your laboratory can perform routine and complex testing with complete confidence.

DG Gel Cards for this assay

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DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG

To detect the weak D phenotype, it is necessary to complete the anti-human globulin testing using the DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG card.

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

Reagents for this assay

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Search-Cyte POOL 0.8%

Search-Cyte Pool 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cells are group O, R1R1 and R2R2 pooled suspensions with homozygous expression of major blood group antigens. Search-Cyte reagent red blood cells and DG Gel 8 cards allow you to screen blood quickly and safely in a single microwell.

213656
Search-Cyte Plus 0.8%

Transfuse with confidence with a two O group cells that offers homozygous expression of major blood group antigens. Search-Cyte Plus and DG Gel 8 Anti-IgG give you rapid and sensitive screening in just two microwells.

213655
Search-Cyte TCS 0.8%

Handle the testing you have with a configuration that simplifies your testing. Search-Cyte TCS maximizes antibody screening by giving you homozygous expression of major blood group antigens on three group O red blood cell suspensions.

Conventional techniques

Conventional antisera that is 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

Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG+C3d-Green

Code: 210546

Description: Murine IgG Monoclonal Anti-IgG and Anti-C3d

Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG-Green

Code: 210547

Description: Murine IgG Monoclonal

Search-Cyte Plus

Code: 213639

Description: Two Cell Antibody Screen 3.0%

Search-Cyte TCS

Code: 213631

Description: Three Cell Antibody Screen 3.0%

Coombs Control Cells

Code: 213630

Description: Positive control for coombs test

Name	Code	Description
Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG+C3d-Green	210546	Murine IgG Monoclonal Anti-IgG and Anti-C3d
Anti-Human Globulin Anti-IgG-Green	210547	Murine IgG Monoclonal
Search-Cyte Plus	213639	Two Cell Antibody Screen 3.0%
Search-Cyte TCS	213631	Three Cell Antibody Screen 3.0%
Coombs Control Cells	213630	Positive control for coombs test

Downloadable resources

DG Gel Cards - FDA Approved Catalogue

RBC Reagent Shipping Schedules

Antisera Sales Sheet

Reagent Red Blood Cells Sales Sheet

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