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

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....

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Main Authors: Wenn-Chyau Lee, Bruce Russell, Yee-Ling Lau, Mun-Yik Fong, Cindy Chu, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Francois Nosten, Laurent Renia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3614967?pdf=render