Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A Comparative study of Manual Versus Automated Methods of Estimation of Total and Differential Leukocyte Count among Tribal Population of Jharkhand.

Nisha Kumari, K P Sinha, Dilip Kumar

Abstract :

Introduction: An accurate estimation of total and differential leukocyte count is of utmost importance while investigating a patient and serve as both diagnostic parameter as well as baseline record for further management.

Aim: Our study was done among tribal population of Jharkhand with the aim of compå the accuracy of the results while estimating total and differential leukocyte count by both manual and automated methods.

Material and methods: We have taken hundred blood samples received for TLC and DLC in automated hematology counter along with simultaneous manual estimation of the above mentioned parameter. Accuracy of the results of both the methods was compared on SPSS computer software.

Results: The study found that the accuracy by both the methods gave a satisfactory result.

Conclusion: After the comparative study between the two we concluded that manual methods  are equally efficient. But for saving time, weprefer automatic cell counter over the manual.

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Nisha Kumari, K P Sinha, Dilip Kumar, A Comparative study of Manual Versus Automated Methods of Estimation of Total and Differential Leukocyte Count among Tribal Population of Jharkhand., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018


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