1. Volume 123, Issue 4, Pages 1181-1187 (April 2003)
Variations in Pleural Fluid WBC Count and Differential Counts With Different Sample Containers and Different Methods 
Conner Barrett D. , MD, Lee Y. C. Gary , MD, Branca Paul , MD, FCCP, Rogers Jeffrey T. , RRT, Rodriguez R. Michael , MD, Light Richard W. , MD, FCCP 
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2. Figure 1
Total WBC counts from EDTA-treated samples using automated and manual counting methods.
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3. Figure 2
Automated WBC counts from samples in EDTA-treated tubes vs those from glass tubes.
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4. Figure 3
Top: pleural fluid neutrophil counts of samples stored in EDTA-treated tubes using manual vs automated counting methods. Middle: pleural fluid monocyte/mesothelial cell counts of samples stored in EDTA-treated tubes using manual vs automated counting methods. Bottom: pleural fluid eosinophil counts of samples stored in EDTA-treated tubes using manual vs automated counting methods.
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