Open AccessComparison of various methods for the enumeration of blood cells in urine
Author(s) -
McGinley Margaret,
Wong Lois Lee,
McBride James H.,
Rodgerson Denis O.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/jcla.1860060604
Subject(s) - urine , white blood cell , enumeration , iris (biosensor) , red blood cell , medicine , pathology , gastroenterology , mathematics , computer science , computer security , combinatorics , biometrics
This study compared the use of conventional urine microscopy, the KOVA system, Neubauer hemacytometry, and the Yellow IRIS for the determination of white blood cell (WBC) and red blood cell (RBC) counts in urine samples. Both KOVA WBC and RBC counts correlated better with the IRIS counts than with conventional microscopy. KOVA WBC counts correlated with Neubauer hemacytometry to the same degree as they did with IRIS WBC counts. The RBC count correlation was fairly similar between KOVA, hemacytometry, and the conventional method. It was concluded that the KOVA system is a suitable replacement for conventional urine microscopy. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.