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The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Falletta, JM
Published in: Blood Cells
1985

The assessment of qualitative leukocyte changes is rarely useful to the clinician in making a precise diagnosis of illness unless a quantitative leukocyte abnormality also exists. This may, however, soon change. Current technology, albeit in the setting of malignancy, permits lymphoid subset identification, which has proved to be of immense clinical importance. One may expect that new reagents detecting other leukocyte subsets will yield equally exciting information about nonmalignant diseases. If this technology is to be of widespread clinical value, then standardization of reagents, equipment and technologist performance must parallel progress in antigen detection and disease definition. A model for the setting of such standard can be found in the systematic approach used by the NCCLS for the evaluation of leukocyte counting devices.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Blood Cells

ISSN

0340-4684

Publication Date

1985

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

295 / 299

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Control
  • Leukocytes
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Diseases
 

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Falletta, J. M. (1985). The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes. Blood Cells, 11(2), 295–299.
Falletta, J. M. “The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes.Blood Cells 11, no. 2 (1985): 295–99.
Falletta JM. The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes. Blood Cells. 1985;11(2):295–9.
Falletta, J. M. “The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes.Blood Cells, vol. 11, no. 2, 1985, pp. 295–99.
Falletta JM. The clinical value of qualitative peripheral blood leukocyte changes. Blood Cells. 1985;11(2):295–299.

Published In

Blood Cells

ISSN

0340-4684

Publication Date

1985

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

295 / 299

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Control
  • Leukocytes
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Diseases