Flow Cytometric Test for the Identification and Measurement of Fetal-Maternal Hemorrhage.
The Fetal Cell Count Kit is a rapid, accurate, objective, reproducible, and widely applicable method for quantifying fetomaternal transfusion using flow cytometry.
The kit represents a practical, technically superior, and standardized alternative for routine measurement of fetomaternal hemorrhage, compared to the manual and subjective Kleihauer Betke test. It is the only test that provides a clear distinction between fetal red blood cells and fetal maternal cells (not achievable with the anti-HbF-only test), making this kit ideal for special cases such as thalassemia and use for in utero transfusions.
The combination of CA-FITC/HbF-PE double fluorescence testing greatly increases specificity, making it considered the gold standard.