Pseudothrombocytopenia: incidence and strategy for resolution in clinical laboratory

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pseudothrombocytopenia is an important source of pre-analytical problems in clinical laboratory; therefore it must be correctly evaluated. Low spurious platelet counts can lead to misdiagnosis. Objective: This study aims to study the resolution of pseudothrombocytopenia in t...

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Main Authors: Romário F. Prates, Robson C. Viana, Márcio V. Oliveira, Claudio L. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2017-11-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442017000600382&tlng=en