Cell counting of body fluids: Comparison between three automated haematology analysers and the manual microscope method

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 608-613

  Danise, P ^a   Maconi, M ^b   Rovetti, A ^a   Avino, D ^a   Di Palma, A ^a   Gerardo Pirofalo, M ^a   Esposito, C ^a  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b ASL AL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Cell count; Comparison; Haematology analysers; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER; BODY FLUID; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; PLEURIC LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; SAMPLE;

BODY FLUIDS; CELL COUNT; COMPARISON; HAEMATOLOGY ANALYSERS; WHITE BLOOD CELLS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITIC FLUID; BODY FLUIDS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYTOPHOTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887827145     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12093     Document Type: Article

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