Quality in diagnostic microbiology: Experiential note to emphasize value of internal control programs

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-87

  Nwose, Ezekiel Uba ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internal quality control; Standard operational procedures; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SCHOOL CHILD; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84874297938     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.107522     Document Type: Article

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