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STaK-Chex® Plus Retics

STaK-Chex Plus Retics is a comprehensive, whole blood five-part white cell differential control with reticulocytes and nucleated red blood cells for use on Beckman Coulter® instruments. It features vials with pierceable caps for autosampling and is available in low, normal and high levels.

Three Streck STAK-Chex Plus Reticulocytes hematology control tubes (L, N, H) with red, white, and black caps, designed for comprehensive quality control of CBC, differential, and reticulocyte parameters on hematology analyzers. A five-part white cell differential control for Beckman Coulter instruments.

STaK-Chex Plus Retics is a whole blood five-part differential hematology control that monitors all parameters including reticulocytes and nucleated red blood cells. This control contains automated and manual reticulocyte values in three clinically significant levels (low, normal and high) and nucleated red blood cells in one level, allowing for the precision and accuracy of the instrument’s laser to be evaluated each time STaK-Chex Plus Retics is used. It features vials with pierceable caps for autosampling and has a long shelf life which reduces the number of shipments, associated costs and time spent performing lot-to-lot correlation…

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Three Streck STAK-Chex Plus Retics hematology control tubes (L, N, H) with red, white, and black caps, positioned in a laboratory rack for comprehensive quality control of CBC, differential, and reticulocyte parameters on hematology analyzers.

Features

  • Includes all CBC parameters, reticulocytes and nucleated RBCs
  • Available in three clinically significant levels
  • Plastic vials with pierceable caps for analyzer autosampling
  • Assay values are available for download
  • 14-day open-vial stability; 105-day closed-vial stability
  • Barcodes on vial labels and assay

Benefits

  • Established assay ranges provide less room for error
  • Long shelf life reduces the number of shipments and associated costs
  • Fewer lot-to-lot correlations save time and resources
  • Access to STATS®, our free interlaboratory quality control program for peer group data comparison
  • Barcodes allow for automated parameter onboarding

Running your control has never been easier

Step-by-step instructions for using StaK-Chex Plus Retics

DescriptionItem Number
 
4 x 4.5 mL (4 Low)225480
4 x 4.5 mL (4 Normal)225481
4 x 4.5 mL (4 High)225482
12 x 4.5 mL (12 Normal)225483
12 x 4.5 mL (4 Low, 4 Normal, 4 High)225485

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Our whole blood controls and calibrators give you confidence in the accuracy and sensitivity of your hematology analyzers without having to complete a tedious whole blood calibration procedure.

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