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  • Title: Platelet counting with the BD Accuri(TM) C6 flow cytometer.
    Author: Masters A, Harrison P.
    Journal: Platelets; 2014; 25(3):175-80. PubMed ID: 23772865.
    Abstract:
    The Accuri™ C6 is a compact flow cytometer that uses a peristaltic pump with a laminar flow fluidic system and can measure absolute cell counts. In this study we have evaluated this method with the International Reference Method (IRM) simultaneously measured on both the Accuri™ C6 and a reference flow cytometer. After optimisation of sample labelling conditions, final dilutions and flow cytometer settings, a comparison of the absolute fluorescent platelet count with the RBC/platelet ratio on the C6 and the IRM was then performed in 144 patient samples with a full range of platelet counts (range 2-650 × 10(9)/l). The platelet/RBC ratio method determined on the Accuri™ agreed well with the IRM (R(2)=0.99, bias=2.3 (Bland Altman) and R(2)=0.96, bias=1.02 at counts <50 × 10(9)/l). The absolute platelet count also agreed well with the IRM (R(2)=0.97, bias=-0.16 and R(2)=0.91, bias=3.7 at <50 × 10(9)/l). The C6 absolute platelet count and RBC/platelet ratio methods also agreed well (R(2)=0.99, bias=-2.5 and R(2)=0.95, bias=2.71 at counts <50 × 10(9)/l). Reproducibility studies on the C6 gave CVs of <5% for the RB/platelet ratio and <12% for the absolute cell counts. The C6 also demonstrated excellent linearity on diluted samples with both volume and ratio methods (R(2)=0.99). As one might expect, the absolute platelet count is therefore slightly more inaccurate than the RBC/platelet ratio particularly at platelet counts <50 × 10(9)/l as it is likely to be more sensitive to pipetting error. The Accuri™ C6 provides a simple, rapid and reliable method for measuring platelet counts by either the RBC/platelet or direct volume methods. The direct volume method can also be used to determine platelet counts within purified platelet preparations or concentrates in the absence of RBC.
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