INTRODUCTION
1-16 Sysmex KX-21 Operator’s Manual -- Revised October 1998
Reproducibility
Reproducibility is within the following range at the reliability level of 95%.
1) Whole blood mode
WBC (4.0 × 10
3
/µL or over) 3.5% or less
RBC (4.00 × 10
6
/µL or over) 2.0% or less
HGB 1.5% or less
HCT 2.0% or less
MCV 2.0% or less
MCH 2.0% or less
MCHC 2.0% or less
PLT (100 × 10
3
/µL or over) 6.0% or less
LYM# (W-SCC) 15.0% or less
MXD# (W-MCC) (1.0 × 10
3
/µL or over) 30.0% or less
NEUT# (W-LCC) 15.0% or less
LYM% (W-SCR) 15.0% or less
MXD% (W-MCR) (12% or over) 30.0% or less
NEUT% (W-LCR) 15.0% or less
RDW-SD or RDW-CV 4.0% or less
PDW 12.0% or less
MPV 5.0% or less
P-LCR 20.0% or less
2) Pre-diluted mode
WBC (4.0 × 10
3
/µL or over) 6.0% or less
RBC (4.00 × 10
6
/µL or over) 3.0% or less
HGB 2.5% or less
HCT 3.0% or less
MCV 3.0% or less
MCH 3.0% or less
MCHC 3.0% or less
PLT (100 × 10
3
/µL or over) 9.0% or less
Accuracy
1) Whole blood mode
WBC: ±3% or ±0.2 × 10
3
/µL or less
RBC: ±2% or ±0.03 × 10
6
/µL or less
PLT: ±5% or ±10 × 10
3
/µL or less
2) Pre-diluted mode
WBC: ±5% or ±0.3 × 10
3
/µL or less
RBC: ±3% or ±0.05 × 10
6
/µL or less
PLT: ±8% or ±15 × 10
3
/µL or less