News

15-05-24

Change rates outside third-party payer scheme - update

The rates for non-insured dispensations charged by Laboratory of Clinical Biology Belgian Red Cross-Flanders were adjusted in accordance with the correction to the NIHDI nomenclature as...

15-02-24

Change kit screening HLA antibodies

Luminex screening of HLA antibodies will be performed using the Lifecodes Lifescreen XP instead of Lifecodes Lifescreen Deluxe as of 22-Feb-2024. The XP kit is a new product from the same manufacturer....

01-02-24

Changes RBC genotyping

The assays for RBC genotyping were transferred from the FluoVista (plate reader) to the FluoQube (qPCR system) on February 1, 2024, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Subsequently, in...

10-01-24

Change rates outside third-party payer scheme - update

Non-third-party payer rates for benefits in kind charged by Clinical Biology Laboratory Belgian Red Cross-Flanders are adjusted annually to the health index. The...

06-09-23

Amended application form CELA

As part of diagnostics for organ or stem cell donors, WNV testing can be requested as of today.

CELA's current application form can be found here, the updated price list is...

05-09-23

Extension and expansion audit BELAC

BELAC subjected the Clinical Biology Laboratory to a renewal and extension audit in April 2023. This went extremely favorably and the accreditation was renewed for a period of 5...

18-08-23

New EFI certificate

The new EFI Certificate, awarded to HILA, is now available.You can find it here

02-08-23

Determination Lutheran a (Lua)

As of today, the determination of Lutheran a antigen (Lua) is back to the standard serological determination. For this test, BL as part of the laboratory for clinical...

20-07-23

WNV Preparedness plan

There is a risk of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission via mosquitoes to humans in several European countries during the summer period. The virus can be transmitted through transfusion of infected blood...

04-04-23

Determination Duffy b (Fyb) antigen

As of today, the determination of the Duffy b antigen (Fyb) is again performed according to the standard serological determination. For this test, BL as part of the laboratory for clinical...

06-02-23

Change reporting HLA antibody identification: new nomenclature for antibodies directed against HLA-DQA and HLA-DP.

On Jan. 24, 2023, Eurotransplant started allocating donor kidneys on the basis of virtual cross-matching. The classical allocation with cross-matching at the donor center is still running in parallel....

01-02-23

Change in rate HLA-B27

For HLA-B27, a disease-association test, HILA will now charge the standard fee for a low-resolution HLA typing (87 euros). The test will be performed using the standard PCR-SSO...