All products will be drawn, processed and tested per FDA requirements; additional testing, classification and categorization will be carried out per customer specifications.  Continental's in-house licensed clinical laboratory enables us to ship on day of draw when required.  We offer special donor selection from a sizeable repeat donor base and custom product configuration.

Serum, Plasma, Disease State, Whole Blood, Samples

Human Blood Products

OFF-CLOT SERUM
Human serum from naturally clotted whole blood

  • Negative for HBsAg, HIV 1-2, HCV and RPR
  • Individual units or pools of up to 100 liters
  • Male or female, as specified
  • Blood group specific (AB Negative, etc.)
  • Custom specifications on request

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PROCESSED SERUM
Human serum from source or recovered plasma
  • Negative for HBsAg, HIV 1-2, HCV and RPR
  • Processed to customer specifications
  • Delipidated for optical clarity
COAGULATION SPECIALTY PLASMAS
Human plasma designed specifically for use as a coagulation calibrator.  Use of single donor plasma provides significantly higher recovery values of all clotting and fibrinolytic activities.
  • Optimal concentration of clotting factors
  • pH adjusted as required
  • 4% sodium citrate (or as specified)
  • Activation inhibited (optional)
  • Flash frozen at -70o C. for maximum stability
  • Negative for HBsAg, HIV 1-2, HCV and RPR
  • Coumadin Plasma
  • Normal Pool Plasma  (custom aliquoting)
SINGLE DONOR PLASMAS
Individual donor plasmas can be drawn in Sodium Citrate, ACD, CPD, CPDA-1, Heparin or EDTA for specialized needs
  • Liquid or flash frozen at -70o C.
  • Custom anticoagulants available
  • Inhibitors (activation, fibrinolytic or general protease) can be added at time of draw or prior to freezing.
  • Negative for HBsAg, HIV 1-2, HCV and RPR

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DISEASE STATE SERUMS / PLASMAS
Positive Viral Markers (Serum only)

  • HBsAg
  • HIV
  • HCV
  • HTLV-1
  • HBc
INFECTIOUS DISEASE STATES
IgG and/or IgM antibodies, available as serum or plasma
Negative and high titer
  • CMV
  • Rubella
  • HSV1 / HSV2
  • RPR
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • VZV
  • ASO
  • IM
  • Chagas'
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE STATES
  • ANA
  • RF
  • Lupus Anticoagulant
  • Anticardiolipin
  • SLE
  • Thyroid
  • High Complement

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PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS
RBCs in CPDA-1, ACD or CPD
  • Sized for MCV
  • 48-hour turnaround
  • Negative for HBsAg, HIV 1-2, HCV and RPR
  • Blood group specific
BUFFY COATS

PLATELET CONCENTRATES

REAGENT OR DIAGNOSTIC RED CELLS OR WHOLE BLOOD

  • Special Phenotype Profiles
  • Rare antigens
  • A/S or A/A
  • HLA typed

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DONOR SAMPLES--Per Customer Specification

  • Whole Blood
  • Serum
  • Plasma in desired anticoagulant
  • Urine with matching blood test results

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