Abstract:Introduction
Epithelial cells (ECs) are structures regularly observed during urine microscopy analysis. The correct identification of EC subtypes can be useful since renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) are clinically relevant. We investigate the urinary ECs report and the judgement of its clinical importance by Brazilian laboratories.
Materials and methods
A survey with four questions was made available to participants of the Urinalysis External Quality Assessment Pr… Show more
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