Gaining Efficiency in the Laboratory – Automated Body Fluid Cell Counts: Evaluation of the Body Fluid Application on the Sysmex XE-5000 Hematology Analyzer

Objective: To investigate the performance of the body fluid application on the Sysmex XE-5000. Methods: The XE-5000 accuracy, precision, and analytic measurement range, as well as correlation with standard methods were evaluated using serous, synovial, and cerebrospinal fluids (CSFs). Results: The body fluid application on the XE-5000 showed good precision and correlation with previous methods for nucleated cell counts and RBC counts. Conclusion: Evaluation of the body fluid application on the Sysmex XE-5000 showed significant improvement in the ability of automated hematology analyzers regarding body fluid analysis. * TC : total nucleated cell CSF : cerebrospinal fluid ICSH : International Committee for Standardization in Hematology CV : coefficient of variation