DAT Controls on Vision

[Ns18]

I received an  Important Product Correction Notification from ORTHO on October 29 about using the AlbaQ-Chek controls for DAT. We were using AlbaQ 4 for the negative control and spiked unit segments for the positive control. I have done this at several facilities that I have worked at. ORTHO doesn't state that we have to stop using it,  they only recommend that we stop using it. What are other users doing for their DAT controls?

[NancyC]

We having been using the ALBAQ controls for 7 years as DAT controls without issue and I do not plan on changing. However, I did put into place a back-up plan to test a donor unit, if we should ever receive a false positive result on our DAT NEG control to cover our deviation from manufacturer's instructions.