Standards for Immunohematology Reference Laboratories, 6th edition

The sixth edition of Standards for Immunohematology Reference Laboratories, has been revised to include updated quality system requirements. Significant changes have been made that focus on minimum inventory resources, follow-up, compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and more.

Significant changes:

Two lectin proteins moved from Reference Standard 2.2A, Minimum Inventory Resources, to Reference Standard 2.2B.
New standard addresses customer issues, with details on information regarding testing that must be provided to the customer.