Interferences in red blood cell counting in urinalysis using evacuated tubes

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1681-1682

  Caleffi, Alberta ^a   Rosso, Roberto ^b   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evacuated tubes; Flow cytometry; Red blood cells; Urinalysis; Urine

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ARTIFACTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINALYSIS;

EID: 78751612049     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.312     Document Type: Letter

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