Test Name
DIRECT COOMBS TEST
Aliases
DIRECT ANTIGLOBULIN TEST
Test Classification
INDIVIDUAL
Department
HEMATOLOGY
Sub Department
IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY/BLOOD BANKING
TAT Category
BUSINESS (WORKING) TIME
Estimated TAT
4
TAT Units
HOURS
Test Requirements
EDTA (purple top) vacutainer. Useful for evaluation of transfusion reactions, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), and autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with disease and/or drugs.
Clinical Utility
Evaluation of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Last Review
26th Feb 2026