DBS Sampling - An Easy Solution for Blood Sample Analysis
Dried Blood Spot sampling or DBS sampling has been around for more than 50 years. It has been widely used to test the congenital metabolic disease in new-born babies. DBS sampling is done by dabbing a spot of blood from infant’s heel onto the filter paper. But in recent years DBS testing has evolved and have significantly impacted various fields of study comprising new-born screening, infectious diseases, field testing, forensics, toxicology, to name a few. Advantages of DBS sampling One spot of blood helps analyse and measure more than 50 analyses. The major advantages of dried blood spot testing is that it does not demand high volume of blood and delivers accurate results with minimum volume requirement. Samples are attained easily from the infant’s heel or an adult’s finger with minimal training; so one can collect the sample at home without calling the Phlebotomist. The process is relatively painless and minimally invasive, unlike venepuncture, which may b...