How useful are haematology analyser flags?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-358

  Hoffmann, J J M L ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUTOMATION; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OBSERVER VARIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2342585488     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2004.064     Document Type: Editorial

References (6)

1. Meer van der W, Scott CS, Keijzer de MH. Automated flagging influences the inconsistency and bias of band cell and atypical lymphocyte morphological differentials. Clin Chem Lab Med 2004;42:371-7.
2. Fernandez-Suarez A, Pascual VT, Gimenez MT, Hernandez JF. Immature granulocyte detection by the SE-9000 haematology analyser during pregnancy. Clin Lab Haematol 2003;25:347-51.
3. Cornbleet PJ. Clinical utility of the band count. Clin Lab Med 2002;22:101-36.
4. Gombos MM, Bienkowski RS, Gochman RF, Billett HH. The absolute neutrophil count: is it the best indicator for occult bacteremia in infants? Am J Clin Pathol 1998;109:221-5.
5. Hoffmann JJML, Hoedemakers RMJ. Diagnostic performance of the variant lymphocyte flag of the Abbott CelI-Dyn 4000 haematology analyser. Clin Lab HaematoL 2004;26:9-13.
6. Pierre RV. Peripheral blood film review. The demise of the eyecount leukocyte differential. Clin Lab Med 2002;22:279-97.