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  • Birthday 09/16/1949

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    Blood Bank Specialist, retired. Accepting interim Blood Bank Management/Consulting positions.

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  1. cbaldwin

    Hello David,

    I think several months ago I read a post where you stated you only had anti-IgG and did not use anti-IgG,-C3d.  Is my memory correct?  I carry both anti-IgG and anti-IgG,-C3d--the anti-IgG,-C3d for the rare transfusion reaction workup.  I would like to stop carrying the anti-IgG,-C3d because the vials come in packs of 10 and out date.  Do you have any advice on this for me?

    Thanks!

    Catherine Baldwin

     

    1. David Saikin

      David Saikin

      I only have tube anti-IgG.  I also carry anti-C3b,-C3d in vial.  I do my DATs in gel, using the IgG gel card and I use the anti-complement antisera in the buffered gel not in tube (the C check cells are always 4+).  I don't buy the polyAHG gel for the same reason - I'd outdate more than I'd use.  You should be able to find a vendor that sells polyAHG in less than 10 packs.  Ortho probably does vials of 3 and you could check with Quotient Biodiagnostics and BioRad also. I don't recall if Hemobioscience is distributing it.  You could also just get the anti-complement antisera - Ortho sells me in single btls, though I usually purchase 2-3 at a time.

      Hope that helps.

      Dave

       

    2. David Saikin

      David Saikin

      If you go with the anti-Comp antisera you'd have to purchase the check cells that go with it.  Immucor's are a lot less expensive than Hemobioscience's (I didn't tell you that) and now Quotient is also distributing them.

    3. cbaldwin

      cbaldwin

      Thanks!  That helps a lot!

       

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