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March 2014 H52-A2 Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved Guideline—Second Edition This guideline addresses the diagnostic red blood cell (RBC) assays performed as fluorescence-based assays on a flow cytometry platform; including testing procedures for fetomaternal hemorrhage detection, paroxysmal nocturnal hematuria screening, membrane defect anemia testing for hereditary spherocytosis, and nucleated RBC counting. Points of validation and quality control, and caveats of interpretation are also discussed. A guideline for global application developed through the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute consensus process. SAMPLE

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March 2014

H52-A2Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved Guideline—Second Edition

This guideline addresses the diagnostic red blood cell (RBC) assays performed as fluorescence-based assays on a flow cytometry platform; including testing procedures for fetomaternal hemorrhage detection, paroxysmal nocturnal hematuria screening, membrane defect anemia testing for hereditary spherocytosis, and nucleated RBC counting. Points of validation and quality control, and caveats of interpretation are also discussed.

A guideline for global application developed through the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute consensus process.

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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Setting the standard for quality in clinical laboratory testing around the world.

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) is a not-for-profit membership organization that brings together the varied perspectives and expertise of the worldwide laboratory community for the advancement of a common cause: to foster excellence in laboratory medicine by developing and implementing clinical laboratory standards and guidelines that help laboratories fulfill their responsibilities with efficiency, effectiveness, and global applicability. Consensus Process

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ISBN 1-56238-957-2 (Print) H52-A2

ISBN 1-56238-958-0 (Electronic) Vol. 34 No. 5

ISSN 1558-6502 (Print) Replaces H52-A

ISSN 2162-2914 (Electronic) Vol. 21 No. 26

Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved

Guideline—Second Edition

Volume 34 Number 5

Bruce H. Davis, MD, FCAP

Mike Keeney, ART, FCSMLS(D)

Ross Brown, PhD

Andrea J. Illingworth, MS, H(ASCP), CQYM

May-Jean King, PhD

Belinda Kumpel, PhD

Emily Riehm Meier, MD, FAAP

S. Gerald Sandler, MD, FACP, FCAP

Beth H. Shaz, MD

D. Robert Sutherland, MSc

Abstract Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document H52-A2—Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry;

Approved Guideline—Second Edition addresses the diagnostic RBC assays performed as fluorescence-based assays on a flow

cytometry platform. Preferred and alternative testing procedures for fetomaternal hemorrhage detection, paroxysmal nocturnal

hematuria screening, membrane defect anemia testing for hereditary spherocytosis, and nucleated RBC counting are reviewed.

Preferred testing methods, points of validation and QC, and caveats of interpretation are discussed from the perspectives of

laboratory practitioners, diagnostic test developers, and regulators. Where appropriate, this guideline integrates current statements

of other relevant organizations, such as the International Council for Standardization in Haematology.

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved

Guideline—Second Edition. CLSI document H52-A2 (ISBN 1-56238-957-2 [Print]; ISBN 1-56238-958-0 [Electronic]). Clinical

and Laboratory Standards Institute, 950 West Valley Road, Suite 2500, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 USA, 2014.

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute consensus process, which is the mechanism for moving a document through

two or more levels of review by the health care community, is an ongoing process. Users should expect revised editions of any

given document. Because rapid changes in technology may affect the procedures, methods, and protocols in a standard or

guideline, users should replace outdated editions with the current editions of CLSI documents. Current editions are listed in

the CLSI catalog and posted on our website at www.clsi.org. If you or your organization is not a member and would like to

become one, and to request a copy of the catalog, contact us at: Telephone: 610.688.0100; Fax: 610.688.0700; E-Mail:

[email protected]; Website: www.clsi.org.

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Suggested Citation

CLSI. Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved Guideline—Second Edition.

CLSI document H52-A2. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2014.

Proposed Guideline April 2000

Approved Guideline January 2001

Approved Guideline—Second Edition March 2014

ISBN 1-56238-957-2 (Print)

ISBN 1-56238-958-0 (Electronic)

ISSN 1558-6502 (Print)

ISSN 2162-2914 (Electronic)

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Contents

Abstract .................................................................................................................................................... i

Committee Membership ........................................................................................................................ iii

Foreword .............................................................................................................................................. vii

1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

3 Standard Precautions .................................................................................................................. 2

4 Terminology ............................................................................................................................... 2

4.1 A Note on Terminology ................................................................................................ 2 4.2 Definitions .................................................................................................................... 2 4.3 Abbreviations and Acronyms ....................................................................................... 6

5 Specimen Collection, Handling, and Storage ............................................................................ 7

5.1 Patient Information ....................................................................................................... 7 5.2 Specimen Collection Techniques .................................................................................. 7 5.3 Specimen Integrity ........................................................................................................ 8 5.4 Specimen Evaluation .................................................................................................... 8 5.5 Specimen Storage ......................................................................................................... 9

6 Standardized Instrument Calibration and Setup ......................................................................... 9

6.1 Sample Quality Control Procedures ............................................................................ 10 6.2 Preparation of Negative Control Specimen(s) ............................................................ 10 6.3 Preparation of Positive Controls ................................................................................. 11

7 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Cellular Defects and Clinical Implications ............. 12

7.1 Traditional Testing for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Evolution of

Testing by Flow Cytometry ........................................................................................ 12 7.2 Red Blood Cell Analysis ............................................................................................. 13 7.3 External Quality Assessment ...................................................................................... 28

8 Red Blood Cell Shape Diseases: Cellular Defects and Clinical Implications .......................... 29

8.1 Traditional Testing for Red Blood Cell Protein Defects ............................................. 30 8.2 Preexamination (Preanalytical) Considerations .......................................................... 31 8.3 Examination (Analytical) Considerations ................................................................... 36 8.4 Postexamination (Postanalytical) Considerations ....................................................... 39 8.5 Limitations .................................................................................................................. 41 8.6 Quality Control ........................................................................................................... 41

9 Fetomaternal Hemorrhage: Detection and Clinical Implications ............................................. 41

9.1 Caveats of Interpretation ............................................................................................. 42 9.2 Clinical Management Requirements ........................................................................... 43 9.3 Qualitative or Screening Methods for RhD-Positive Red Blood Cells ....................... 43 9.4 Semiquantitative Nonflow Cytometric Methods ........................................................ 45 9.5 Quantitative Flow Cytometry ..................................................................................... 48 9.6 Detection of F-cells in Hemoglobinopathies and Other Diseases ............................... 58

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Contents (Continued)

10 Detection of Nucleated Red Blood Cells ................................................................................. 59

10.1 Traditional Methods of Enumeration of Nucleated Red Blood Cells ......................... 60 10.2 Preexamination (Preanalytical) Considerations .......................................................... 60 10.3 Examination (Analytical) Considerations ................................................................... 61 10.4 Postexamination (Postanalytical) Considerations ....................................................... 64 10.5 Limitations .................................................................................................................. 64

References ............................................................................................................................................. 65

Appendix A. Instrument Setup and Quality Control of Instrument Performance ................................. 72

Appendix B. Troubleshooting the Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Red Blood Cell Assay .... 85

Appendix C. Differential Diagnosis Using the Eosin-5-Maleimide Binding Test ............................... 89

The Quality Management System Approach ........................................................................................ 94

Related CLSI Reference Materials ....................................................................................................... 95

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Foreword

The recommendations contained herein address both methods in daily use in diagnostic clinical flow

cytometry (FCM) and methods for verification or calibration of other assays, including automated cell

counting instruments.

Presently, there are no universally accepted standards for precision, accuracy, and interlaboratory

comparability in FCM. The recommendations provided in this document reflect the committee’s

understanding of best practices at the time of publication and in accordance with the present guidelines of

the International Council for Standardization in Haematology.

This document replaces the first edition of the approved guideline, H52-A, which was published in 2001.

Several changes were made in this edition; chief among them is the revision of the document scope from

restricted to fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH) testing methods to a broader scope of all diagnostic assays

on RBCs using FCM. These changes reflect both the expansion of diagnostic FCM testing using RBCs

and the clinical need to provide guidelines for testing methods not previously covered by CLSI

documents. Specifically, this revision expands the discussion of FMH testing to include preferred testing

methodology relating to the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and nonimmune

membrane-associated hemolytic anemias (hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary pyropoikilocytosis, and

ovalocytosis). Additional diagnostic tools to further evaluate anemic conditions by the reliable

quantitation of adult F-cells and nucleated RBCs are also included.

Key Words

Anemia, diagnostic testing, erythrocyte, fetomaternal hemorrhage, flow cytometry, hemolytic anemia, red

blood cells

Note that the trade name Triton™ X-100 is included in Section 9.5.4.1, and the trade name

ECD® (PE/Texas Red

®) is used in Appendix A, Section A2.3 of this document. It is Clinical and

Laboratory Standards Institute’s policy to avoid using a trade name unless the product

identified is the only one available, or it serves solely as an illustrative example of the procedure,

practice, or material described. In this case, the document development committee and

consensus committee believe the trade name is an important descriptive adjunct to the

document. In such cases, it is acceptable to use the product’s trade name, as long as the words,

“or the equivalent” are added to the references. It should be understood that information on this

product in this guideline also applies to any equivalent products. Please include in your

comments any information that relates to this aspect of H52.

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Red Blood Cell Diagnostic Testing Using Flow Cytometry; Approved

Guideline—Second Edition

1 Scope

This document establishes performance guidelines for applying the science of flow cytometry (FCM) to

RBC diagnostic testing. It provides guidelines for:

Specimen collection, handling, and storage

Procedures for calibrating instruments

Procedures for QC of blood samples

Specific sections are dedicated to:

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Diseases of RBC shape, including hereditary spherocytosis (HS)

Detection of fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH)

Detection of nucleated RBCs (NRBCs)

This document is intended for use by laboratory practitioners, in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device

manufacturers concerned with quality laboratory medicine practice, and regulators responsible for

clearance of new diagnostic devices and quality laboratory medicine practice.

While there are many other RBC applications, particularly in the area of blood transfusion science or

immunohematology, they will not be addressed in this guideline. In addition, it is beyond the scope of this

document to establish general performance criteria and reference intervals. Therefore, it is each

laboratory’s responsibility to establish instrument performance criteria and staining characteristics for its

own specific reagents.

2 Introduction

FCM is an established technology in both the research and clinical laboratory. Recently, several

methodologies that allow for precise identification and enumeration of fetal RBCs in the maternal

circulation and of membrane surface marker defects in PNH have been introduced into the routine clinical

laboratory. The original osmotic fragility (OF) test for the detection of HS has been replaced in many

large centers by the simpler and more reproducible eosin-5-maleimide (EMA) binding test. The laborious

sugar water and Ham tests have been replaced by direct measurement of decreased or defective

phosphatidylinositol-linked proteins by FCM for the diagnosis of PNH. Finally, the detection of NRBCs

using a nuclear dye and the pan leukocyte marker CD45 allows accurate enumeration of NRBCs in those

samples in which hematology analyzers may have difficulty doing so.

The goal of this document is to describe methodologies and QA procedures that will help ensure precision

and accuracy of flow cytometric results appropriate for their use in the clinical laboratory. This document

should be used in conjunction with other guidance documents, particularly the 2013 International Council

for Standardization in Haematology/International Clinical Cytometry Society (ICSH/ICCS) Validation of

Cell-based Fluorescence Assays: Practice Guidelines.1-5

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Major points of attention include:

Potentially biohazardous procedures and appropriate precautions

Sample preparation techniques particular to each RBC procedure

Reagent panels employed and rationale for selection

Types of methodological controls required and the necessary frequency of their use

Guidelines for interpretation and reporting of data

3 Standard Precautions

Because it is often impossible to know what isolates or specimens might be infectious, all patient and

laboratory specimens are treated as infectious and handled according to “standard precautions.” Standard

precautions are guidelines that combine the major features of “universal precautions and body substance

isolation” practices. Standard precautions cover the transmission of all known infectious agents and thus

are more comprehensive than universal precautions, which are intended to apply only to transmission of

bloodborne pathogens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention address this topic in published

guidelines that address the daily operations of diagnostic medicine in human and animal medicine while

encouraging a culture of safety in the laboratory.6 For specific precautions for preventing the laboratory

transmission of all known infectious agents from laboratory instruments and materials and for

recommendations for the management of exposure to all known infectious diseases, refer to CLSI

document M29.7

4 Terminology

4.1 A Note on Terminology

CLSI, as a global leader in standardization, is firmly committed to achieving global harmonization

wherever possible. Harmonization is a process of recognizing, understanding, and explaining differences

while taking steps to achieve worldwide uniformity. CLSI recognizes that medical conventions in the

global metrological community have evolved differently in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere; that

these differences are reflected in CLSI, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and

European Committee for Standardization (CEN) documents; and that legally required use of terms,

regional usage, and different consensus timelines are all important considerations in the harmonization

process. In light of this, CLSI’s consensus process for development and revision of standards and

guidelines focuses on harmonization of terms to facilitate the global application of standards and

guidelines.

For consistency with accepted international usage, the terms preexamination, examination, and

postexamination are adopted in place of their US counterparts preanalytical, analytical, and

postanalytical, respectively. However, the US counterparts are included parenthetically.

In addition, CD235a was adopted throughout the guideline. Users should note that CD235a antigen is

synonymous to glycophorin A.

4.2 Definitions

autofluorescence – intrinsic fluorescence of unstained cells, generally caused by pyrimidines and flavin

nucleotides; NOTE: The level of autofluorescence is a function of the excitation wavelength and varies

with the cell type analyzed and/or the state of cellular activation. Cultured cell lines, neutrophils, and

macrophages usually demonstrate higher levels of autofluorescence with 488 nm excitation, and

proportional lower autofluorescence with excitation at longer wavelengths. Autofluorescence of RBCs is

significantly lower than that of WBCs, and instrument settings may need to be adjusted accordingly.

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The Quality Management System Approach Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) subscribes to a quality management system approach in the

development of standards and guidelines, which facilitates project management; defines a document structure via a

template; and provides a process to identify needed documents. The quality management system approach applies a

core set of “quality system essentials” (QSEs), basic to any organization, to all operations in any health care

service’s path of workflow (ie, operational aspects that define how a particular product or service is provided). The

QSEs provide the framework for delivery of any type of product or service, serving as a manager’s guide. The QSEs

are as follows:

Organization Personnel Process Management Nonconforming Event Management

Customer Focus Purchasing and Inventory Documents and Records Assessments

Facilities and Safety Equipment Information Management Continual Improvement

H52-A2 addresses the QSE indicated by an “X.” For a description of the other documents listed in the grid, please

refer to the Related CLSI Reference Materials section on the following page.

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A path of workflow is the description of the necessary processes to deliver the particular product or service that the

organization or entity provides. A laboratory path of workflow consists of the sequential processes: preexamination,

examination, and postexamination and their respective sequential subprocesses. All laboratories follow these

processes to deliver the laboratory’s services, namely quality laboratory information.

H52-A2 addresses the clinical laboratory path of workflow steps indicated by an “X.” For a description of the other

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Related CLSI Reference Materials

GP41-A6 Procedures for the Collection of Diagnostic Blood Specimens by Venipuncture; Approved Standard—

Sixth Edition (2007). This document provides procedures for the collection of diagnostic specimens by

venipuncture, including line draws, blood culture collection, and venipuncture in children.

GP42-A6 Procedures and Devices for the Collection of Diagnostic Capillary Blood Specimens; Approved

Standard—Sixth Edition (2008). This document provides a technique for the collection of diagnostic

capillary blood specimens, including recommendations for collection sites and specimen handling and

identification. Specifications for disposable devices used to collect, process, and transfer diagnostic capillary

blood specimens are also included.

H20-A2

H43-A2

Reference Leukocyte (WBC) Differential Count (Proportional) and Evaluation of Instrumental

Methods; Approved Standard—Second Edition (2007). This document is a reference method for the

evaluation of automated differential counters, based on the visual differential count.

Clinical Flow Cytometric Analysis of Neoplastic Hematolymphoid Cells; Approved Guideline—Second

Edition (2007). This document provides performance guidelines for the immunophenotypic analysis of

neoplastic hematolymphoid cells using immunofluorescence-based flow cytometry; for sample and instrument

quality control; and precautions for acquisition of data from neoplastic hematolymphoid cells.

H44-A2 Methods for Reticulocyte Counting (Automated Blood Cell Counters, Flow Cytometry, and Supravital

Dyes); Approved Guideline—Second Edition (2004). This document provides guidance for the performance

of reticulocyte counting by flow cytometry. It includes methods for determining the trueness and precision of

the reticulocyte flow cytometry instrument and a recommended reference procedure.

M29-A3 Protection of Laboratory Workers From Occupationally Acquired Infections; Approved Guideline—

Third Edition (2005). Based on US regulations, this document provides guidance on the risk of transmission

of infectious agents by aerosols, droplets, blood, and body substances in a laboratory setting; specific

precautions for preventing the laboratory transmission of microbial infection from laboratory instruments and

materials; and recommendations for the management of exposure to infectious agents.

CLSI documents are continually reviewed and revised through the CLSI consensus process; therefore, readers should refer to

the most current editions.

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