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Sputum smear microscopy Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
Quality assessment of smear microscopy by stratified lot sampling of treatment follow-up slides Ghent University
SETTING: Ten peripheral laboratories performing routine acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy in Lima, Peru. OBJECTIVES: To test whether external quality assessment (EQA) rechecking of AFB smears becomes more efficient with stratified lot sampling of treatment follow-up smears. DESIGN: In 2 consecutive years, a stratified lot sample of 36 treatment follow-up slides and 24 diagnostic slides were randomly selected and blindly rechecked. A ...
Optimization of smear microscopy for acid-fast bacilli in tuberculosis control programs Institute of Tropical Medicine
Quality assessment of smear microscopy by stratified lot sampling of treatment follow-up slides Institute of Tropical Medicine
SETTING: Ten peripheral laboratories performing routine acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy in Lima, Peru. OBJECTIVES: To test whether external quality assessment (EQA) rechecking of AFB smears becomes more efficient with stratified lot sampling of treatment follow-up smears. DESIGN: In 2 consecutive years, a stratified lot sample of 36 treatment follow-up slides and 24 diagnostic slides were randomly selected and blindly rechecked. A ...