Novel methodology to assess sputum smear microscopy quality in private laboratories

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Codlin, Andrew J ^a   Javaid, Mona ^b   Qazi, Fahad ^a,c   Khan, Mishal S ^a,d  

^a Interactive Research Development   (Pakistan)

^b THE INDUS HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c Research Alliance for Advocacy and Development (RAAD)   (Pakistan)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; EQA; Pakistan; Private sector; Sputum smear microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; SPUTUM SMEAR; SPUTUM SMEAR MICROSCOPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAKISTAN; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84870062192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-331     Document Type: Article

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