External quality assessment for acid fast bacilli smear microscopy in eastern part of Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ayana, Desalegn Admassu ^a   Kidanemariam, Zelalem Teklemariam ^a   Tesfaye, Habtamu Mitiku ^a   Milashu, Fitsum Weldegebreal ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Blinded rechecking; EQA; Onsite evaluation; Panel test; Sputum smear microscopy

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ETHIOPIA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84946479941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1478-0     Document Type: Article

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