External quality assessment of sputum smear microscopy in taiwan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 606-612

  Wu, M H ^a   Chiang, C Y ^b   Jou, R ^a,d   Chang, S Y ^a   Luh, K T ^c  

^a Research and Diagnostic Center   (Taiwan)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c National Tuberculosis Association   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External quality assessment; Mycobacteriology; Sputum smear microscopy; Taiwan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SPUTUM SMEAR; TAIWAN;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67649522697     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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