Automated vs. manual cerebrospinal fluid cell counts: A work and cost analysis comparing the Sysmex XE-5000 and the Fuchs-Rosenthal manual counting chamber

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 629-637

  Zimmermann, M ^a   Ruprecht, K ^a   Kainzinger, F ^a   Heppner, F L ^a   Weimann, A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell count; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cost comparison analysis; Counting chamber; Turn around time; XE 5000

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FUCHS ROSENTHAL MANUAL COUNTING CHAMBER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSMEX XE 5000 COUNTING CHAMBER;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80054698488     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2011.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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