Literature DB >> 15695704

Lot quality assurance sampling of sputum acid-fast bacillus smears for assessing sputum smear microscopy centers.

N Selvakumar1, B N Murthy, E Prabhakaran, S Sivagamasundari, Samuel Vasanthan, M Perumal, R Govindaraju, L S Chauhan, Fraser Wares, T Santha, P R Narayanan.   

Abstract

Assessment of 12 microscopy centers in a tuberculosis unit by blinded checking of eight sputum smears selected by using a lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) method and by unblinded checking of all positive and five negative slides, among the slides examined in a month in a microscopy centre, revealed that the LQAS method can be implemented in the field to monitor the performance of acid-fast bacillus microscopy centers in national tuberculosis control programs.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 15695704      PMCID： PMC548059          DOI： 10.1128/JCM.43.2.913-915.2005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN： 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


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Authors:  N Selvakumar; E Prabhakaran; F Rahman; N A Chandu; S Srinivasan; T Santha; L S Chauhan; P R Narayanan
Journal:  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis       Date:  2003-11       Impact factor: 2.373
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4.  Factors which contributed for low quality sputum smears for the detection of acid fast bacilli (AFB) at selected health centers in Ethiopia: A quality control perspective.

Authors:  Ayehu Mekonen; Yeshi Ayele; Yifru Berhan; Desalegn Woldeyohannes; Woldaregay Erku; Solomon Sisay
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