Lot Quality Assurance Sampling of Sputum Acid-Fast Bacillus Smears for Assessing Sputum Smear Microscopy Centers

Selvakumar, N and Murthy, B N and Prabhakaran, E and Sivagamasundari, S and Vasanthan, S and Perumal, M and Perumal, M and Govindaraju, R and Chauhan, L S and Wares, F and Santha, T and Narayanan, P R (2005) Lot Quality Assurance Sampling of Sputum Acid-Fast Bacillus Smears for Assessing Sputum Smear Microscopy Centers. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43 (2). pp. 913-915. ISSN Print: 0095-1137; Online: 1098-660X

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Abstract

Assessment of 12 microscopy centers in a tuberculosis unit by blinded checking of eight sputum smears selected by using a lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) method and by unblinded checking of all positive and five negative slides, among the slides examined in a month in a microscopy centre, revealed that the LQAS method can be implemented in the field to monitor the performance of acid-fast bacillus microscopy centers in national tuberculosis control programs.

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URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/722

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