I wanted to get some other opinions on this subject -
Guidelines say that a diluent control should be used if the antisera used in the grouping contain potentiators, if a cold auto-antibody is present or where it is recommended by the manufacturer of the reagent. Please correct me if I am wrong here.
Most (if not all technologies) incorporate a negative control directly as part of the test. So, assuming the test is automated, without the option to add a control to each test, how would people feel about the removal of this control?
Thanks