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What are working standards?

What are working standards?

 

Users are expected to calibrate their own in-house reference materials from the standards obtained from NIBSC.  However, for some frequently used standards, ‘working standards’ have been prepared at NIBSC and these can be used as direct in-house reference materials.

 

Working standards are supplied with a handling charge of GB £85.00 for 5 ampoules or vials.

 

List of Working Standards: Blood Products & Transfusion Science Reference Materials

 

 Biotinylated Brad-5  99/774
 FEIBA Concentrate 1st NIBSC Working Reference Standard  06/172

Anti-D for assuring operator and test performance

07/304

Blood Coagulation Factors II, IX,and X Concentrate, 6th British Working Standard.

07/326

Anti-D Immunoglobulin Control 99/728
Factor VIII Concentrate (B) 10/188
Anti-D for use with papain preparation 92/658 91/562
Papain preparation for use with Anti-D preparation 91/562 92/658

 

CE Marked

Negative Control for FCXM

09/112

Positive Control for FCXM

07/214

 

 

 

 

 

Viral & Retroviral Reference Materials

HIV-1 RNA Working Reagent 2 for NAT assays

99/636

HIV-1 (antibody) (1 in 5 dilution) British Working Standard  99/710

Multiplex Working Reagent (HCV, HAV, HIV, B19) for NAT Assays

99/732

B19 DNA Working Reagent for NAT Assays

99/736

Hepatitis A Virus RNA, Working Reagent for NAT Assays

01/488

HIV-1 RNA Working reagent 3 for NAT Assays

05/158

 Anti Hepatitis C Virus 06/188 
 HBV DNA Working Reagent 11/182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CE Marked

Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 RNA, Working reagent (Medium Copy Number) for NAT Assays (PWS-1)

99/634

Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2, Monitor Sample

99/674

Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1, British Working Standard (for use with 3rd generation assays)

99/750

Hepatitis C Virus RNA, Working reagent for NAT Assays

02/264

Anti-HTLV1, Monitor Sample

03/104

Anti-Hepatitis C Virus (1 in 8 dilution – for use with Abbott PRISM)

06/190

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Revised Concentration British Working Standard 0.05 IU/ml

07/286

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Revised Concentration British Working Standard 0.2 IU/ml

07/288