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Evaluation of Mindray BC ‐3600 hematology analyzer in a university hospital
Author(s) -
Shu G.,
Lu H.,
Du H.,
Shi J.,
Wu G.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of laboratory hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1751-553X
pISSN - 1751-5521
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2012.01464.x
Subject(s) - hematology analyzer , hematology , medicine , white blood cell , platelet
Summary Introduction The BC ‐3600 Auto Hematology Analyzer (hereinafter call BC ‐3600) is a quantitative, automated hematology analyzer and leukocyte differential counter for In Vitro Diagnostic Use in clinical laboratories. Methods The analyzer was evaluated and compared with the Mindray BC ‐3200 3‐part differential ( BC ‐3200) and Sysmex XE ‐2100 5‐part differential ( XE ‐2100) Hematology Analyzer in the hematology laboratory of a university hospital. The BC ‐3600 was evaluated according to guidelines published by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute ( CLSI ), the International Committee for Standardization in Hematology ( ICSH ), and Department of Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ). Results There were no background, minimal carryover (<0.5%), and excellent linearity for white blood cell ( WBC ), hemoglobin (Hb) level, red blood cell ( RBC ), and platelet ( PLT ) counts ( r > 0.999). Precision was good at all levels for the routine cell blood count ( CBC ) parameters: CV % being ≤2.0, except for platelet count ( PLT ) at the low level with CV % of ≤5.0% and WBC at the low level with CV % of <3.0%. Correlation between the BC ‐3600 and BC ‐3200, XE ‐2100 were excellent ( r > 0.99) for all major CBC parameters. Conclusion It is concluded that the overall performance of the BC ‐3600 is excellent and compares well with that of BC ‐3200 and XE ‐2100.