Which of the following is true regarding automated reticulocyte counts?
A)This was one of the earlier cell-counting methods to be automated.
B)Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is stained with various dyes that allow for detection of reticulocytes by optical scatter or fluorescence.
C)They are more accurate but less precise than the manual method.
D)They require significantly more time to count reticulocytes than manual methods.

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Automated methods use various dyes that bind to RNA and thus allow for counting of reticulocytes by either optical scatter or fluorescence.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding Automated Reticulocyte Counts