Quantitative determination of neutrophil VCS parameters by the Coulter automated hematology analyzer: New and reliable indicators for acute bacterial infection

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 440-444

  Chaves, Fernando ^a   Tierno, Bethany ^a   Xu, Dongsheng ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated hematology analyzer; Bacterial infection; Neutrophil; VCS parameters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL VOLUME; CONDUCTANCE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 24144432049     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LLF75W0FWQQ8TCC5     Document Type: Article

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