Blood is fresh for only forty-eight hours. You must analyze it within that time frame. We have our own flow cytometry equipment, so we have consistency from day to day and quality control. Flow cytometry is a highly accurate process that analyzes blood samples to locate and count particular types of lymphocytes, one of the white blood cells. Cells, stained with dyes to designate different types, flow at a very high speed through a narrow tube.
Lasers activate the stains and measure cell size, number and viability.
Computer images and readings assist medical technologists and medical technicians with accurate analysis. The lab tests for the HIV virus, tuberculosis, immunodeficiency diseases and anti-body deficiencies. They provide top-notch quality and the patient comes first. The flow cytometry lab at National Jewish Medical and Research Center will do things that other labs will not or cannot do. Some labs do not bother with samples that are below the minimum volume.