Sickle-Chex®

Sickle-Chex is a positive and negative whole blood control available for use with sickle cell screening tests and hemoglobin electrophoresis.

Sickle-Chex sickle testing whole blood control

Sickle-Chex monitors the presence of Hemoglobin S in solubility tests. This control does not require reconstitution, allowing for use in the same manner as a patient sample and is packaged in 2.5 mL squeeze dropper vials for accurate sample dispensing without pipetting…

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Sickle-Chex sickle testing whole blood control

Features

  • Does not require reconstitution
  • Compatible with hemoglobin electrophoresis, Streck SICKLEDEX and other solubility tests
  • 100-day open-vial stability; 6-month closed-vial stability

Benefits

  • Helps clinical laboratories meet quality requirements for sickle cell screening
  • No pipetting necessary
  • Can be treated like a patient sample
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Sickle-Chex
Very reliable; always works as indicated.

“Very easy to use and reliable product.”

SelectScience Community Member review of Sickle-Chex

Sickle-Chex
Very reliable; always works as indicated.

“Very easy to use and reliable product.”

SelectScience Community Member review of Sickle-Chex

DescriptionCatalog Number
 
2 x 2.5 mL (Positive and Negative)217653
4 x 2.5 mL (Positive and Negative)217654

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With our sickle cell products, your laboratory can establish a quality control program for whole blood in vitro diagnostic testing methods. Our sickle cell line is composed of stabilized human red blood cells and can be handled in the same manner as a patient specimen.

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