Cornelia,
I would like to have those comparison data if you would so kindly to send them to me. My e-mail address is chlai@mhs.net or address it to:
Harriet Chung-Man Lai
Transfusion Service
Memorial Regional Hospital
3501 Johnson Street
Hollywood, FL 33021
USA
I've seen both the Galileo and Provue at work. Galileo has continuous feed, but a higher number of "false positive", and it takes more physical space. That particular facility use the Galileo for type and screen, antibody ID, and DAT, it could finish a workload of about 340 type and screen in less than 8 hr.
The Provue is a counter top instrument, smaller in size, do not have continuous feed. But could be interface with a bloodbank system. Reason for this particular facility to choose the Provue is to have the same methodology for their manual method and automation.