Background: We studied the quantitative and cytographic changes that the presence of () in peripheral blood (PB) samples causes on the Mindray BC-6800 Haematological Analyzer.
Methods: A simulated in vitro candidemia was obtained by adding a different amount of to discarded remnants of PB samples. Quantitative data and cytographic features were evaluated immediately as well as after 120 and 240 min of the yeast addition.