External Quality Assessment of Sputum Smear Microscopy in Tuberculosis Laboratories in Sughd, Tajikistan

External Quality Assessment of Sputum Smear Microscopy in Tuberculosis Laboratories in Sughd, Tajikistan

Introduction: Tajikistan has a laboratory network with three levels of tuberculosis (TB) laboratories. The external quality assessment (EQA) of sputum smear microscopy was implemented in 2007. The objective of this study was to evaluate the EQA system and identify potential performance improvement s...

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Main Authors:	Eva Chang, Fabio Luelmo, Zamira Baydulloeva, Marija Joncevska, Guljamol Kasymova, Oktam Bobokhojaev, Tom Mohr
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2016-03-01
Series:	Central Asian Journal of Global Health
Subjects:	external quality assessment tuberculosis sputum smeal microscopy Tajikistan
Online Access:	http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/article/view/230

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