Medicine

Reference intervals for circulating nucleated red blood cell counts of neonates, improved by the refineR algorithm

Robert D. Christensen, Kelly Doyle, Erick Henry, S. Bennett, Bailey B. Zeiler, S. Ilstrup, Erica A. Swenson, Timothy M. Bahr, Robin K. Ohls

2026.2.23Journal of Perinatology

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02587-z

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With the new charts, clinicians can more confidently assess whether a neonate's NRBC count is normal vs. elevated, and a new method for creating reference intervals, refineR, would produce more accurate physiological intervals for neonatal NRBC counts.

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CHRISTENSEN, Robert D., et al. Reference intervals for circulating nucleated red blood cell counts of neonates, improved by the refiner algorithm. Journal of Perinatology, 2026, 46(5): 780–785.