Validation of the Beckman Coulter AcT 5 diff analyzer in a reference laboratory

Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-208

  Aulesa, Carlo ^a   Prieto, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analyzer evaluation; Backman Coulter AcT 5 diff hematology analyzer; Chlorazol; Interferences

Indexed keywords

CHLORAZOL BLACK; DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

AUTOANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37849187639     PISSN: 10802924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/LH96.06016     Document Type: Article

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