RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spurious rise in the automated platelet count because of bacteria
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1096
OP 1097
DO 10.1136/jcp.2004.016758
VO 57
IS 10
A1 Kakkar, N
YR 2004
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/57/10/1096.abstract
AB The era of automation in haematology, although improving the accuracy and precision of results, has also introduced the laboratory haematologist to a vast array of spurious parameters. The identification of these results is important so that inappropriate management decisions are avoided. The case presented here illustrates a spuriously raised automated platelet count resulting from bacterial overgrowth in the blood sample.