PMID: 16649454May 3, 2006Paper

Comparative study of haematological values using manual and automated techniques in apparently healthy adult Nigerians

Nigerian Journal of Medicine : Journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria
M ImoruA H Kuliya-Gwarzo

Abstract

Many public medical laboratories use automated techniques for analysis of samples due to the few number of laboratory staff required and the speed at which it operates. This study was carried out to compare haematological values obtained from automated techniques and manual techniques. A total of 86 apparently healthy adult Nigerians, aged 18-50 years comprising 50 males and 36 females who came for medical examination between June, 2004 and May, 2005 at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano were used for the study. Standard manual methods and cell-dyn 3700cs system techniques were used to determine haematocrit, total and differential leucocyte counts. Statistically significant differences were found between automated and manual techniques in males with regard to haematocrit levels, total white cell counts, differential monocyte and basophil counts (0.45 +/- 0.031/1, 5.1 +/- 1.9 x 10(9)/l, 0.54 +/- 0.19 x 10(9)/l and 0.11 +/- 0.08 x 10(9)/l respectively) for automation and 0.42 +/- 0.041/l, 4.4 +/- 1.4 x 10(9)/1, 0.05 +/- 0.06 x 10(9)/l and 0.004 +/- 0.013 x 10(9)/l respectively for manual methods at P < 0.001, P < 0.05, P < 0.001 and P < 0.001 respectively while there were no significant differences in differential neutrophil, lym...Continue Reading

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