Direct Coomb'S Test (DCT)
Also known as: Direct Coombs test, DAT test, Direct antiglobulin test
- Blood
- Same day / 24 hours
- Home pickup
- No fasting needed
Clinical use cases
Why doctors order it- Evaluation of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
- Transfusion reaction workup support
- Newborn hemolysis assessment contexts under clinician guidance
- Detects antibodies/complement attached to RBCs (DAT)
- Supports evaluation of immune hemolysis and transfusion reaction contexts
- Interpreted with CBC, reticulocytes, bilirubin, LDH, and smear