Performance Evaluation of a New Generation of Automated Analyzer for Pleural and Peritoneal Fluids Cytology.

Background: Hematologic counters with dedicated body fluids mode allows these samples to be analyzed in an automated manner. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of the Sysmex XN-3000 and compare it with the Sysmex XE-5000, in use in our laboratory for cytological analysis of body fluids.

Methods: We studied 108 pleural and peritoneal fluids.