The newly developed QA-810V is an optional unit for the determination of five-part white blood cell differentials. It can be used together with the same manufacturer's haematology analyser which has been used in relatively small-sized laboratories. The present study evaluates the basic performance of the QA-810 V and the MEK-8118 haematology analyser using routinely obtained blood specimens tre...

1Division of Haematology, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Adelaide; 2Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, North Adelaide; 3School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide; 4Division of Human Immunology, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Adelaide; 5Signal Transduction Laboratory, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville; 6Universit...

When considered as a subspeciality of paediatrics and a sine qua non of the modern academic environment, paediatric haematology is a relative latecomer. This is not surprising as diseases of the blood were for a long time considered as a minor problem when compared with the great challenges of infectious and nutritional disorders that faced the early pioneers of paediatrics. The early history o...

OBJECTIVES To describe the investigation and molecular characterization of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) strain responsible for a nosocomial outbreak in the haematology unit of a tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two patients admitted to the haematology unit developed infection/colonization with VREF over a 3 month period when compared with none in t...

The 2001 British Society of Haematology (BSH) Annual Scientific Meeting took place at the Harrogate International Centre with great success. Now an established feature of this annual conference, the BSH slide session took place on the afternoon of the third day. The session aims to demonstrate the enduring importance of morphology as a pivotal skill in diagnostic haematology and to promote a se...