TESTING FOR TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED DISEASES

ALL THE BLOOD BAGS ARE METICULOUSLY TESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING INFECTIONS ON CLIA:

• HBsAg
• Anti HCV 
• Syphilis antibodies 
• HIV (duo) 1, 2 and p24

Malarial parasite is detected with rapid Immunochromatographich technique (ICT) on blood donor samples.

NUCLEIC ACID TESTING

RBC DUHS is Pakistan’s first Regional Blood Centre to provide NAT-tested blood to the masses.

Nucleic Acid Testing is performed on every single donor. Viral markers with their discriminatory tests, are performed on Cobas 5800 NAT testing machine by ROCHE. , FOR Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Hepatitis B virus (HBV), THUS MAKING THE 

BLOOD PRODUCTS SAFEST FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 

Blood Products Available in the Blood Center: 

• Red Blood Cells
• Fresh Frozen Plasma, thawed
• FP24 
• Platelets
• Cryoprecipitate
• Cryosupernatant
• Pediatric aliquots 
• Washed packed cells
• Neonatal exchange units 
• Irradiated blood components 

SEROLOGY

Following testing services are available for inpatients as well as for outpatients at RBC DUHS

• Blood Group 
• Cross Match 
• Red Cell Screening 
• Red Cell Antibody Identification –
• ABO discrepancy workup 
• Blood transfusion reaction workup 
• DAT (Poly Specific) - DAT (Mono Specific) 
• Adsorption elution techniques - Antibody titer
• Rh Titers

PHENOTYPED BLOOD IS AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING

• Red Cell Phenotyping for Kidd (Jka) 
• Red Cell Phenotyping for Kidd (Jkb) 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for S 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for s 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for C 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for c 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for e 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for E 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for Kell (K) 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for Fy a 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for Fy b 
• Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping for Kpa 

HEMATOLOGY PROCEDURES 

(Physician Prescription with medical history and fresh labs are mandatory requirements)

• Therapeutic phlebotomy
• Platelets Apheresis
• Plasma Apheresis
• Stem cell collection