Anyone out there reporting the XN automated differential for body fluids? If so how do the providers like it (do the insist on more than a 2 part diff)

Hey there!  Sorry, we use the XN analyzers for body fluids, but we don't report out the two-part differential.  Our providers like more detail at our site, but that isn't to say it won't work at other sites.  We do manual body fluid differentials and report percentages of neutrophils, lymphs, monos/macros, mesothelials, and any "other" cell types that don't fit those categories.

hi

We also performed manual differential of body fluids. The automated one is only helpfull with distinguishing mononuclear and polynuclear cells.

 

The Sysmex XN-Series multiparameter automated  hematology  analyzer,  consist of a  new  channel  named  the  WDF channel.  This  channel  can  differentiate  leukocytes  from  cells  treated  with  specific reagents containing detergents and fluorescent stains, by using the 2-parameter flowcytometric method. The scattergrams of the 2  channels  have  different  patterns  due  to  the  differences  in  the  reagents  used  as  well  as  differences  in  the  hardware  and software.  In  particular,  the  WDF  channel  differentiates  between  lymphocytes  and  monocytes  and  enhances  the  separation capacity.