{"product_id":"coombs-test-direct-dct-edta-blood","title":"Coombs Test - Direct (DCT) EDTA Blood","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ngs18y\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"41\"\u003eCoombs Test – Direct (DCT), EDTA Blood\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"48jmr4\" data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"71\"\u003eDirect Coombs Test (DCT)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eThe Direct Coombs Test (DCT), also known as the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT), is a blood test used to detect antibodies or complement proteins attached to the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). 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