Lipid droplets may interfere with urinary red blood cell and crystal counts by urinary flow cytometry

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2023 Aug 29;62(3):e65-e67. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0783. Print 2024 Feb 26.

Authors

Matthijs Oyaert¹, Sander De Bruyne¹, Christel Van Camp², Inge Van de Caveye², Joris Delanghe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 37650386
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0783

No abstract available

Keywords: pre-analytical phase; stability; urinalysis; urine particle analysis; urine test strip analysis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Erythrocytes
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Lipid Droplets*
Urinalysis
Urinary Tract Infections*
Urine