Abnormal scattergrams and cell population data generated by fully automated hematological analyzers: New tools for screening malaria infection?

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In order to correctly manage the paediatric patients affected with haemostatic disorders, age-appropriate reference intervals should be used. The purpose of this study was to establish age-specific reference intervals for prothrombin time (PT), thrombin time (TT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPT...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Liu J,Dai Y,Yuan E,Li Y,Wang Q,Wang L,Su Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic tests for von Willebrand disease (VWD) are important for the assessment of VWD, which is a commonly encountered bleeding disorder worldwide. Technical innovations have been applied to improve the precision and lower limit of detection of von Willebrand factor (VWF) assays, including the ristocetin cofactor ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Hayward CP,Moffat KA,Graf L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Participation in external quality assessment (EQA) is central to the maintenance of high-quality laboratory results in patient diagnosis and clinical trials. Laboratories in the TAF112582 DETECTIVE study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01376167) are enrolled in the United Kingdom National Quality Assess...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Roper DR,De la Salle B,Soni V,Fletcher K,Green JA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple types of mutations in the BCR-ABL1 kinase domain have been reported. We previously reported a common alternatively spliced BCR-ABL mRNA with a 35-nucleotide insertion (35INS). We report three novel alternative splicing mutants expressed as the dominant transcripts in patient with chronic myelogeno...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Ma W,Giles F,Zhang X,Wang X,Zhang Z,Lee TS,Yeh CH,Albitar M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:White blood cell (WBC) counts are used to monitor bone marrow function and to screen for infections. The HemoCue WBC DIFF Point-Of-Care (POC) instrument classifies WBCs through cell image recognition. To evaluate its suitability for monitoring cancer patients, we examined its performance in samples from pati...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Kur DK,Agersnap N,Holländer NH,Pedersen OBV,Friis-Hansen L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:With the progression of blood analysis technology, hematology analyzers become more complex and diverse. How to choose a superb instrument is a challenge for the laboratories. In the essay, we studied whether the newest BC-6000 hematology analyzer meets the needs of a clinical hematology laboratory. METHO...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Shen Y,Cao J,Zhou Z,Wang Y,Shen Y,He J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The complete blood count (CBC) with differential leukocyte count (DIFF) is an important part of clinical laboratory analyses and provides crucial data for clinicians. Delivery time after blood collection and conditions of storage is known to affect the reliability of results of some hematologic parameters....

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Cornet E,Behier C,Troussard X

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Monocytosis is a frequent trigger for blood smear review in a routine hematology laboratory whereas chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is infrequent and arises mostly in elderly patients. In order to define the best workflow for monocytosis, we studied three diagnostic approaches: the classical morphol...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Zhu J,Sourdeau E,Aubert H,Clauser S,Maillon A,Capron C,Jondeau K,Ronez E,Schillinger F,Garnache-Ottou F,Cornet E,Bardet V

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a complex disease, for which our understanding of the role of genetic and epigenetic changes has undergone significant advancements. Newer diagnostic and prognostic classifications have increasingly incorporated such information, and novel therapies have been developed to target specifi...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Ohgami RS,Arber DA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow BCR-ABL transcript levels were monitored serially by real-time quantitative PCR in 46 imatinib-treated chronic myeloid leukemia patients after achieving complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) for a median of 42 months (range: 9-53). Of 41 patients in continuous CCyR, 32 and nine could achieve a >/=3-log (MMo...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Qin YZ,Liu YR,Zhu HH,Li JL,Ruan GR,Zhang Y,Jiang Q,Jiang H,Li LD,Chang Y,Huang XJ,Chen SS

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:D-dimer (DD) assays are effective for the exclusion of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), but point-of-care (POC) DD assays have not been fully evaluated. METHODS:We have compared five POC DD assays (Pathfast, Cardiac, Vidas, Stratus and NycoCard) with our routine DD method (Tinaquant), testing 60 samples from p...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Antovic JP,Höög Hammarström K,Forslund G,Eintrei J,Sten-Linder M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), it has been shown that AML-derived cells often remain sensitive to autophagy-inducing stimuli, leading to the idea that harnessing the autophagy can be pertinent to AML cytotoxic therapy. Despite this promising notion, to date, there is no comprehensive study addressing aut...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Zare-Abdollahi D,Safari S,Movafagh A,Ghadiani M,Tabarraee M,Riazi-Isfahani S,Gorji S,Keyvan L,Gachkar L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several intracytoplasmic morphological changes in the plasma cells of multiple myeloma have been described previously. However, Auer rod-like inclusions are rarely found in these types of cells. Here, we report a case of multiple myeloma with Auer rod-like, needle-shaped intracytoplasmic inclusions in plasma cells. A ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Hütter G,Nowak D,Blau IW,Thiel E

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PENTRA 60C(+) hematology analyzer provides a complete blood cell (CBC) count, including a five-part differential (5-DIFF) count and two leukocyte subpopulations, i.e. large immature cells (LIC's) and atypical lymphocytes (ALY's). We evaluated its analytical performance and assessed agreement with the ADVIA 2120, i...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Guerti K,Vertessen F,Daniëls L,Van Der Planken M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The collection of diagnostic blood specimens for routine haematological testing (RHT) is traditionally performed with tourniquet. However, the transillumination devices based on cold near-infrared LEDs have been formerly proposed as a valuable tool for identifying reliable venous accesses, especially in pa...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Lima-Oliveira G,Lippi G,Salvagno GL,Montagnana M,Scartezini M,Guidi GC,Picheth G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis and identification of potential critical cases for timely treatment are crucial for COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the diagnostic and prognostic implications of WBC and cell population data (CPD) abnormalities related to COVID-19 at disease onset. METHODS:Baseline ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Naoum FA,Ruiz ALZ,Martin FHO,Brito THG,Hassem V,Oliveira MGL

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are being used with increasing frequency due to their safety profile, ease of use, and given that therapeutic monitoring is not required. As these agents have only recently been FDA approved, their effect on routine and specialty coagulation assays is not well apprec...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Gosselin RC,Adcock DM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection of T- and NK-cell type, systemic form, is a rare entity within the spectrum of EBV-driven T- and NK-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. Established diagnostic criteria and a characteristic clinical course help to differentiate it from other closely related EBV-positive neopl...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Ondrejka SL,Hsi ED

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The body fluid mode of the Sysmex XN-2000 hematology analyzer differentiates cells into mononuclear and polymorphonuclear white blood cells (WBC) and high-fluorescent cells (HFC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the HFC count for detecting malignant cells in serous body fluids. ME...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Labaere D,Boeckx N,Geerts I,Moens M,Van den Driessche M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progressive shortening of telomeres and the activation of telomerase are considered to be one of the important mechanisms in cellular immortalization and disease progression. Bone marrow samples were collected from 148 patients with acute leukemia (AL). Based on the stage of the disease, patients were divided into...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Wang Y,Fang M,Sun X,Sun J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) characterized by the severe deficiency of ADAMTS13 activity (<10%). Rapid ADAMTS13 testing is crucial for early diagnosis and optimal management of TTP patients and other TMAs. The objective of this study ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Pascual C,Nieto JM,Fidalgo T,Seguí IG,Díaz-Ricart M,Docampo MF,Del Rio J,Salinas R

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is widely recognized that plasma cells (PCs) are under-represented in flow cytometry (FC) studies, but the causes of this phenomenon are poorly understood. We sought to study potential variables that affect PC recovery by flow cytometry (FC) in the analysis of plasma cell myeloma (PCM). METHODS:We retr...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Cogbill CH,Spears MD,Vantuinen P,Harrington AM,Olteanu H,Kroft SH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital protein C deficiency significantly increases the risk of venous thromboembolism, a serious and potentially lethal condition. Protein C levels can be determined by chromogenic, clotting and antigenic assays, each type of assay has differences in specificity and sensitivity to protein C deficiency. In princip...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Cooper PC,Cooper SM,Goodfellow KJ,Hickey KP,Kitchen S,Makris M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern photo-optical coagulometers collect optical data in the form of reaction curves and offer a possibility to determine clotting times at different points of clot formation by using different evaluation modes. The objectives of this study were to determine the possible impact of an evaluation mode on activated par...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Milos M,Herak DC,Zadro R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with hypocellular bone marrow (BM) is often difficult to distinguish from aplastic anemia (AA). Furthermore, the diagnosis of MDS with low blast counts and normal karyotype may be problematic. These issues highlight the need for a reliable marker for the diagnosis of MDS. This study was ...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Huh HJ,Chae SL,Lee M,Hong KS,Mun YC,Seong CM,Chung WS,Huh JW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To retrospectively analyze epidemiological, clinical and hematological characteristics of COVID-19 patients. METHODS:The demographic, symptoms, and physiological parameters of 88 patients were collected and analyzed. The performance of complete blood count (CBC) indexes for monitoring and predicting the s...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Zhang H,Cao X,Kong M,Mao X,Huang L,He P,Pan S,Li J,Lu Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immediate reporting of critical values or test results significantly outside the normal range has a growing role in the management of patients, especially in life-threatening conditions. Due to the lack of international consensus, diverse approaches are used for determination of thresholds, reporting, docume...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Dorgalaleh A,Shiravand Y,Dabbagh A,Tabibian S,Hosseini MS,Mansouri Tourghabeh H,Rashidpanah J,Narouei F,Shams M,Gholami MS,Saneei Moghaddam E,Shahreki H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (aCLL) is a morphologic variant found in approximately 25% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Although aCLL has a more aggressive course compared to typical CLL (tCLL), it is not usually reported. This retrospective study used digital microscopy to mo...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Marionneaux S,Maslak P,Keohane EM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several factors influence the severity of Plasmodium falciparum; here, we investigate the impact of alpha+-thalassaemia genotype on P. falciparum parasitemia and prevalence of severe anaemia amongst microcytic children from Kumasi, Ghana. METHODS:Seven hundred and thirty-two children (≤10 years) with P. f...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Opoku-Okrah C,Gordge M,Kweku Nakua E,Abgenyega T,Parry M,Robertson C,Smith CL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Sysmex XN-series is a new automated hematology analyzer designed to improve the accuracy of cell counts and the specificity of the flagging events. METHODS:The basic characteristics and the performance of new measurement channels of the XN were evaluated and compared with the Sysmex XE-2100 and the ma...

journal_title：International journal of laboratory hematology

authors： Seo JY,Lee ST,Kim SH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00