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Giemsa-stained wet mount based method for reticulocyte quantification: a viable alternative in resource limited or malaria endemic settings

Abstract:

The quantity of circulating reticulocytes is an important indicator of erythropoietic activity in response to a wide range of haematological pathologies. While most modern laboratories use flow cytometry to quantify reticulocytes, most field laboratories still rely on ‘subvital’ staining. The specialist ‘subvital’ stains, New Methylene Blue (NMB) and Brilliant Crésyl Blue are often difficult to procure, toxic, and show inconsistencies between batches. Here we demonstrate the utility of Giemsa...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0060303

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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLoS ONE Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
4
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ARTN e60303
Publication date:
2013-04-02
Acceptance date:
2013-02-25
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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uuid:24113c28-fd03-49ef-b880-2ae91c296952
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pubs:394886
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394886
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2014-02-08

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