Diagast solution reagents

... for blood grouping and Rhesus-Kell phenotyping. It is devoid of antibody activity. Tested under the same conditions as the reagent used, the control enables interpretation of the result obtained. The negative control ...

Blood phenotyping or RH-Kell phenotyping is a quite common routine test in immunohematology. It consists in the investigation of antigens RH2 (C), RH3(E), RH4 (c), RH5 (e) and Kell (KEL1) on the surface of RBC. DIAGAST has a complete ...

The cross-match is a direct compatibility test. It consists in the incubation of RBC from the blood unit with the plasma from the receiver. If the receiver has antibodies against antigens present on the RBC, there will be agglutination, ...

The DAT, also known as Coombs test, is the investigation of sensitized RBCs. Erythrocytes may be sensitized by IgG or IgM, which can further lead to their destruction and critical health consequences. This sensitization is determined ...

A running immunohematology laboratory must provide reliable results. The use of internal quality controls assures the correct performance of routine testing. In addition, the use of external quality controls provides further evidence ...

External quality assessment is the challenge of the effectiveness of a laboratory’s quality management system. EEQ 3 proposed by DIAGAST, allows to check the laboratory’s best practices when performing extended phenotyping tests.

DIAGAST provides quality controls for ABO / RH1 and RH-Kell typing (HEMA CQI) as well as antibody screening (sera CQI and ABS IQC) . These controls can be used for all techniques (unless otherwise stated): SERA CQI can only be used ...

According to the French law L.6221-9 and the ISO 15189 standard, External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs are mandatory for French laboratories. They are an objective proof of the quality of the analyses performed in your laboratory. That ...