October 3, 2025Clinical ChemistryOpen Access

A-124 Optimizing Reticulocyte Analysis in Anemic Patients: A 1:3 Dilution versus Manual Counting for Flag Resolution

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DBD. L. BarryAtkins (United States)EMElizabeth MargolskeeChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Observational analysis compared reticulocyte counts in anemic patients, suggesting a 1:3 dilution may resolve the RET Abn Scattergram flag effectively.

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The 1:3 dilution cleared the RET Abn Scattergram flag in 87% of tested samples, demonstrating effectiveness.
Strong correlation (r² = 0.9331) between the 1:3 diluted and undiluted reticulocyte counts was observed.
Automated reticulocyte count methods showed weaker correlations with manual counts, highlighting potential imprecision.
The findings indicate that the 1:3 dilution is a viable option for assessing reticulocyte counts in anemic patients.

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Barry et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e040e9a99c246f578b317e https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf086.120

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Observational analysis compared reticulocyte counts in anemic patients, suggesting a 1:3 dilution may resolve the RET Abn Scattergram flag effectively.

A-124 Optimizing Reticulocyte Analysis in Anemic Patients: A 1:3 Dilution versus Manual Counting for Flag Resolution

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A-124 Optimizing Reticulocyte Analysis in Anemic Patients: A 1:3 Dilution versus Manual Counting for Flag Resolution

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