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Platelet Counting

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Haemostasis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 992))

Abstract

Platelet counting is a daily basic hematological analysis of crucial interest in many clinical situations. Historical manual techniques (phase-contrast microscopy) have been replaced by automated techniques (impedance or optical analyzers) more rapid and precise. More recently, flow cytometry techniques using labeled monoclonal antibodies have been proposed as reference techniques. Nevertheless, pre-analytical and analytical variables should be respected to obtain reliable results and avoid validation pitfalls.

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  1. Hematology Department and Grand East Competence Center on Inherited Platelet Disorders, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France

    Sylvain Salignac & Véronique Latger-Cannard

  2. Biological Hematology Department, National French Reference Center on Inherited Platelet Disorders (CRPP), Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP and Paris 7 Denis Diderot University, Paris, France

    Nicole Schlegel

  3. Département des Spécialités de Médecine, Service d’Hématologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland

    Thomas Pierre Lecompte

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, n/a, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia

    Paul Monagle

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Salignac, S., Latger-Cannard, V., Schlegel, N., Lecompte, T.P. (2013). Platelet Counting. In: Monagle, P. (eds) Haemostasis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 992. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-339-8_15

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