Monitoring the performance of mycobacteriology laboratories: A proposal for standardized indicators

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1015-1020

  McCarthy, K D ^a   Metchock, B ^a   Kanphukiew, A ^b   Monkongdee, P ^b   Sinthuwattanawibool, C ^b   Tasaneeyapan, T ^b   Rienthong, S ^b   Ngamlert, K ^c   Srisuwanvilai, L O ^c   Varma, J K ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Bangkok Metropolitan Administration   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Drug susceptibility testing; Laboratories; Mycobacteria; Thailand; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 51149086400     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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