Hur påverkas CellaVision DM1200:s förklassificering av leukocyternas infärgning?

Abstract

In peripheral blood the composition of leukocytes vary due to diseases and therefore analysis of the cells is critical in diagnosing and monitoring various leukemias. Manual microscopy and evaluation of the leukocytes is time consuming and not always clear, and it requires educated staff with long experience to assess the cells. A reliable automatic pre-classification of the cells with the system CellaVision DM12000 is therefor of great interest to facilitate quantification and classification of leukocytes. To evaluate if the instrument’s pre-classification were affected by staining, changes of the current staining solution used in clinical assessment where made by adjustment of the phosphate buffer pH. Examined blood smears that were descendent from 10 different samples were stained in buffers with pH 6.0, 6.8 and 7.5. This study showed a high positive correlation in all of the pH-adjusted buffers with the best results in pH 6.0 and 6.8. CellaVision DM1200’s pre-classification of eosinophilic granulocytes were most affected by changes in pH, which can be explained by their strongly acidophilic granules.