New Leukocyte Counting Method of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Using Transparent Ruler Tape.
10.3343/kjlm.2007.27.6.394
- Author:
Sook Won RYU
1
;
In Bum SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. bloodmd@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Evaluation Studies
- Keywords:
CSF;
Leukocyte count;
Transparent ruler tape;
New manual method
- MeSH:
Cerebrospinal Fluid/*cytology;
Female;
Humans;
Leukocyte Count/instrumentation/*methods;
Male;
Regression Analysis;
Reproducibility of Results;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Time Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2007;27(6):394-399
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: To enumerate leukocyte count in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is important for diagnosing bacterial meningitis. Using automated hematology analyzer for enumeration of leukocyte in CSF is below the sensitivity, so microscopic hemocytometric method is standard method. But this requires sufficient practical experience and has limitation of accuracy and stability. So we developed new manual method and evaluated it. METHODS: We designed new method using transparent ruler tape. We performed correlation, accuracy and precision test by counting leukocyte in diluted EDTA blood with three methods: new method, Neubauer and Nageotte hemocytometry. Twenty two CSF were used for stability test, which determines leukocyte count according to time (within one hour and after 2, 4 and 12 hr), by new method and Neubauer hemocytometry at room temperature. RESULTS: There was no clinical significant difference between three methods in correlation test, whereas Neubauer and Nageotte hemocytometry showed a bias to underestimation relative to the results obtained with new method in case with low leukocyte count. The new method showed the lowest CV and most accurate result. In stability test, leukocyte counts decreased being 44.4%, 72.1% of initial values after 2 hr, 14.8%, 31.1%, after 4 hr and 4.2%, 8.7%, after 12 hr, by Nageotte hemocytometry and new method, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The new method we devised is simple, easy and applicable to use in a laboratory and offers advantages of improved precision and stability. It may be sufficient for replacing standard methods for leukocyte counting in CSF.
