Reticulocyte count: comparison among methods / Contagem de reticulócitos: comparação entre métodos
Viana, Karina Augusta; Martins Filho, Olindo Assis; Dusse, Luci Maria Sant’Ana; Avelar, Renato Sathler; Avelar, Danielle Marquete Vitelli; Carvalho, Beatriz; Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Franco; Antonelli, Lis Ribeiro do Valle; Teixeira, Andrea; Carvalho, Maria das Graças.
J. bras. patol. med. lab;
50(5): 339-345, Sep-Oct/2014. tab, graf
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| LILACS | ID: lil-730513
Introduction:
The automated counting of reticulocytes has some advantages over the manual method routinely used in clinical laboratories. Technological innovations provide more statistically reliable results, while optimizing the time to perform this test. However, the cost for implementing the automated procedure in laboratory routines still constitutes a barrier to its use in small- and medium-size Brazilian laboratories.Objective:
This study evaluated the performance of a new laboratory protocol for reticulocyte counting by flow cytometry using acridine orange (FC/AO), compared with the manual method and with another automated one by flow cytometry using the commercial kit BD Retic-Count (FC/RC)Conclusion:
The results showed that, besides being comparable to the manual method, still considered standard, the evaluated new protocol is economically more advantageous than the automated methods currently available, and its cost is comparable to that of the manual method for laboratories that already have appropriate equipment and infrastructure. .
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