Sysmex Corporation

Tatsuya Narikawa

Toshihiro Mizukami

Shinichiro Oguni

Ayumu Yoshida

Hiroki Takeshita

Saori Suzuki

Tomohiro Tsuji

Kinya Uchihashi

Yusuke Mori

Yuji Itose

Keiko Moriyama

Kenichi Mizutani

A blood analyzer comprising: a specimen preparation section for preparing a measurement specimen that is used to measure a white blood cell count among CBC measurement items; a measurement section for obtaining optical information from blood cells contained in the measurement specimen; and a controller carrying out operations comprising: classifying blood cells contained in the measurement specimen into at least white blood cells and blood cells suspected to be abnormal blood cells based on the optical information; obtaining distribution data of the white blood cells and distribution data of the blood cells suspected to be abnormal blood cells; counting the white blood cells based on the distribution data of the white blood cells; and determining presence or absence of the abnormal blood cells in the blood sample, based on the distribution data of the blood cells suspected to be abnormal blood cells. A blood analyzing method and a computer program product are also disclosed.

Blood analyzer, blood analyzing method, and computer program product

The present invention provides a reagent kit for analyzing a sample comprising a first reagent containing a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant and an aromatic carboxylic acid and a second reagent containing a fluorescent dye capable of staining nucleic acid, and a method for analyzing a sample using the kit.

Reagent kit for sample analysis and sample analysis method

A reagent for measuring basophils and/or nucleated red blood cells in a sample, which comprises at least one fluorescent dye defined in the formula (I) or (II) is disclosed. Also disclosed are a kit and method for measuring basophils and/or nucleated red blood cells.

Reagent for sample analysis, kit for sample analysis and method for sample analysis

A reagent for measuring a basophil and/or a nucleated red blood cell is described. The reagent comprises (a) an alcohol having 4 to 8 total carbon atoms, and (b) one or more fluorescent dyes selected from the group consisting of a compound of the general formula (I) and a compound of the general formula (II).

Reagent for sample analysis, reagent kit for sample analysis and method for sample analysis

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Kobe, Japan

Tatsuya Narikawa