Dry Blood Spot cards

DBSCARD - GENERAL

Dry Blood Spot cards allow researchers to collect samples for analysis from a wide range of sources. Samples can be collected in a controlled laboratory environment or in more challenging field environments.

 ADVANTAGES

Vital DBS card offers a line of products for neonatal and population screening. These products are used in physician’s offices, home blood sample collection kits and in methods for sample archiving.

 Beyond Neonatal Testing

While initially used for newborn screening from dried blood spots (DBS), 903 paper is now also widely used for the collection of many types of samples, including collection of blood samples for HIV, HCV and glycated hemoglobin A1c testing. In addition, there are a number of tests that incorporate 903 paper for physician’s office collection of samples that are then sent to a central laboratory for analysis, e.g., blood lead-level monitoring. The 903 paper is an ideal medium on which   to collect samples for epidemiological studies.

Neonatal Screening

Newborn screening programs screen from three to eleven or more conditions, including

·        Congenital hypothyroidism

·        Galactosemia

·        Branched-chain ketonuria

·        Maple sugar urine disorder

·        Sickle-cell anemia

·        Phenylketonuria(PKU)

·        Hypothyroidism