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

Year: 2005
Type: article
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.
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.2.913-915.2005
Authors: N. Selvakumar, B. N. Murthy, E. Prabhakaran, S. Sivagamasundari, Samuel Vasanthan, M. Perumal, R. Govindaraju, L. S. Chauhan, Fraser Wares, T. Santha, P. R. Narayanan
Institutions: National Institute of Epidemiology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, World Health Organization, World Health Organization - India
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2157398906
FWCI: 0.863
Cites: 7
Cited by: 14
Related to: 10