Serous body fluid evaluation using the new automated haematology analyser Mindray BC-6800Plus.

Objectives: Cellular analysis of body fluids (BF) has clinical relevance in several medical conditions. The objective of this study is twofold: (1) evaluate the analytical performance of the BF mode of Mindray BC-6800 Plus compared to manual counts under microscopy and (2) analyse if the high-fluorescent cell counts provided by the analyser (HF-BF) are useful to detect malignancy.

Methods: A total of 285 BF was analysed: 250 corresponding to patients without neoplasia and 35 to patients with malignant diseases.