Intended for use in the control of blood typing systems or as follows: (NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTINE BLOOD TYPING)

Z251 -To control the Indirect Antiglobulin Test (IAT), sometimes referred to as the Coombs Test. The reagent is a weak anti-D that will give around a grade 2 or 3 reaction when the test system is working properly (tube testing control only).

Z252-Z255 - For use as sensitivity controls for control of the Indirect Antiglobulin Test when used for antibody screening, for column agglutination technology.

Z256 - To control the enzyme treatment of red cell solutions or to check that enzyme treated cells have been used in a test, i.e. cells would be tested with the reagent and those giving a positive reaction are enzyme treated.

Z257 - To control the testing of donation plasmas for high titre anti-A/B. The kit provides a positive control that has anti-A and anti-B potency of over 1/128, and negative control that has anti-A and anti-B potency of less than 1/128. These controls should be tested as per donation test samples, which will involve the dilution of the plasmas in PBS to 1/128.

Z261-Z265 - For use as sensitivity controls for control of the Indirect Antiglobulin Test when used for antibody screening. These are supplied in a range so the user can determine the detection level of their machine (guidelines state that levels of 0.5iu/mL must be detected in donations and 0.1iu/mL in patients).

Z271 - Used as a negative control when performing anti-D typing using reagents Z031, Z036, Z039 and Z041.

Z275 - For self-assessment use for performing the IAT for antibody screening.

Z281 - Used as a negative control when performing antibody-screening tests.

The product is stable until the expiry date indicated on the vials. Most products are given a two-year expiry from the date of manufacture, but exceptions to this are Z252-Z255, Z257, Z275 which have one-year shelf life.

2-8 °C

All products in this range are CE Marked, except Z275.

No, not FDA approved.

Repeat the testing. As a control reagent, any abnormal or unwanted results must be investigated. Until the problem is determined the system cannot be used for the relevant test. If unwanted results are seen then please contact the Product Specialist at Alba Bioscience to discuss.

Please contact customer services at Alba Bioscience or contact one of our distributors (see website for contact details).