Evaluation of Iranian microbiology laboratories for identification of etiologic agents of bacterial meningitidis. Survey results of an External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) programme

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-51

  Marandi, Farinaz Rashed ^a   Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Sabourian, Roghieh ^a   Saremi, Mahnaz ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IRAN; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 74849140386     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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