Method and device for counting platelets in capillary blood

摘要

A method for measuring the number of platelets in a capillary blood sample, the method comprising providing a blood sample sample that has undergone anticoagulation treatment with EDTA at a sample collection; Diluting in a non-lysis buffer by a dilution factor of 1:10 to 1: 2000 in the presence of an effective amount of EDTA; incubating the diluted sample for a duration of at least 23 seconds Optionally, diluting the incubated sample in a second dilution step prior to measuring the platelet count from the incubated sample; and determining the platelet count from the incubated sample. Steps. The method is performed in an integrated device. A device for doing the method. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1