Proficiency panel testing - a reliable tool in external quality assessment of sputum smear microscopy services in Gujarat, India

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Dave, Paresh V ^a   Patel, Nilesh D ^a   Rade, K ^b   Solanki, Rajesh N ^a   Patel, P G ^a   Patel, P ^a   Joshi, N ^a   Modi, B ^a   Pujara, K ^a  

^a Government of India)   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EQA; IRL; OSE; Proficiency panel testing; RNTCP; Sputum smear microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERROR; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PROFICIENCY PANEL TESTING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; CYTOLOGY; LABORATORY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SPUTUM; STANDARD;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INDIA; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 80054032311     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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