Automated cerebrospinal fluid cell counts using the sysmex XE-5000: Is it time for new reference ranges?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 734-738

  Sandhaus, Linda M ^a   Ciarlini, Pedro ^a   Kidric, Diane ^a   Dillman, Christine ^a   O'Riordan, MaryAnn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated body fluid cell counts; Cerebrospinal fluid cell counts; CSF cell counts; Reference ranges; Sysmex XE 5000

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 78049523006     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPABGQXSIA4SMT     Document Type: Article

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