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Alternative Title:External quality assessment for acid fast bacilli smear microscopy
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Description:"Effective control of tuberculosis (TB) is dependent on a network of local laboratories that provide accurate and reliable direct acid fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy testing for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. The availability and quality of AFB microscopy relies on national programs that support, train, and monitor the testing performance of individual laboratories. Workshops at IUATLD meetings (Bangkok-1998, Madrid-1999) have highlighted problems and new approaches for EQA of AFB microscopy at the country level. Participants at the 1999 workshop recommended that a practical guidance be developed to assist National Reference Laboratories in establishing (or implementing) and sustaining EQA programs for their local microscopy laboratories. With the support of IUATLD, WHO, JATA, and KNCV, the CDC and APHL have supported and coordinated a workgroup process to re-examine current EQA methods and develop a multi-sponsored international guidance document. " - p. 1
This project was supported through the Association of Public Health Laboratories and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement U60/CCU303019.
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Pages in Document:print; 111 p. ; 24 cm.
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