While eliminating the need to run separate controls, the product also contains assay values for automated and manual reticulocytes, further reducing the number of lab controls required
The new StaK-Chex Plus Retics from Alpha Laboratories is the only five-part differential product that controls all parameters, including reticulocytes for the Beckman Coulter GenS, STKS, MaxM and HmX instruments.
While eliminating the need to run separate controls, the product also contains assay values for both automated and manual reticulocytes values further reducing the number of controls required in the laboratory.
In terms of performance, the scatter grams for WBC differential and reticulocyte closely resemble that of the a normal patient.
As the scattergrams are correctly positioned, fluctuations in reagent and instruments changes can be easily identified. Available in three levels with percentages of white blood cell types and reticulocytes within clinically significant ranges, the control values are now on disk for ease of programming.
This unique product, packaged in a 4.5ml cap-pierceable vial, provides a 14-day open vial stability with closed vial stability of 90 days.
In addition all standing order customers are eligible to participate in the free quality control programme Stats.
The programme provides convenient data submission options including on-line facilities and a quick turnaround time.
Users of this control can therefore be confident that the control results truly represent the performance of their analyser.
