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Case Reports
. 1999 Feb;21(1):65-8.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00178.x.

Artefactual elevation of an automated white cell count following femoral vein puncture

A J Whiteway  1 , B J Bain
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Artefactual elevation of an automated white cell count following femoral vein puncture

A J Whiteway et al. Clin Lab Haematol. 1999 Feb.

Abstract

We report the novel occurrence of an erroneous automated total and differential white blood cell count on a blood sample obtained by traumatic femoral venepuncture, caused by contamination of the blood sample with subcutaneous adipose tissue. The erroneous counts were observed on a Bayer-Technicon H2 analyser while counts on a Coulter GenS, were much less affected. Characteristic scatter plots from both instruments are illustrated.

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