Comparison of white and red blood cell estimates in urine sediment with hemocytometer and automated counts in dogs and cats

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-84

  O'Neil, Elizabeth ^a   Burton, Shelley ^a   Horney, Barbara ^a   MacKenzie, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell counts; Differential counts; Sysmex ST 2000iV XT; Urinalysis; Wet mount

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CYTOLOGY; DOG; EQUIPMENT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CATS; DOGS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 84874700262     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12004     Document Type: Article

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