[Schistocytes: which definition should be taken and which method should be used to identify and count them?].
Schistocytes result from red cell fragmentation. The identification of the schistocytes is critical for appropriate management of the patients. We report the results of a survey about the determination of schistocytes. The analysis of the answers of 24 well-trained biologists points out the different approaches used to count these cells, and the urgent need for guidelines to identify and enumerate them.
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Hématologie biologique, CHU Brabois, 54511 VandOEuvre-lès-Nancy.
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D001695:Biology; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic