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A recent post on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website offered a warning that COVID-19 patients who also have Sickle Cell Disea…
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Streck’s HbA1c product line includes a control and linearity with intact red blood cells to challenge the entire HbA1c procedure, including the lysing of the red blood cells. Daily use of these whole blood controls provides quality control data for confirming the precision and accuracy of your laboratory’s instruments. Laboratories should validate test methods at least every six months or following changes in lots of critical reagents or system components.
Streck customers also have access to STATS®, a free interlaboratory quality control program with peer group data comparison and online submission.
A1c-Cellular®
A1c-Cellular is the only HbA1c control on the market with intact red blood cells. A1c-Cellular tests the entire HbA1c procedure, including the lysing of the red blood cell – a step omitted with other controls …
A1c-Cellular® Linearity
A1c-Cellular Linearity is a ready-to-use linearity product featuring intact red blood cells. A1c-Cellular Linearity tests the entire HbA1c procedure, including the lysing of the red blood cell …
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