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RED BLOOD CELL ANTIGEN TYPING - RBCAT
RBCAT
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Procedure
Challenges/Shipment
Number of Shipments
Red blood cell antigen typing
2
Two shipments per year
Additional Information
Survey RBCAT is for donor centers and transfusion laboratories performing non-automated/manual red cell phenotyping for the management of patients with complex serology (ie, alloimmunization, sickle cell disease, warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia). Challenges will include antigens such as Rh, Kell, MNSs, Duffy, and Kidd blood group system.