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Alternative Title:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.14.0886
Personal Author:
Musau, S. ; McCarthy, K. ; Okumu, A. ; Shinnick, T. ; Wandiga, S. ; ... More +
Musau, S. ; McCarthy, K. ; Okumu, A. ; Shinnick, T. ; Wandiga, S. ; Williamson, J. ; Cain, K. Less -
Description:
We implemented a quality management system (QMS) and documented our improvements in a tuberculosis (TB) laboratory in Kisumu, Kenya. After implementation of the QMS, a sustained reduction in culture contamination rates for solid (from 15.4% to 5.3%) and liquid media (from 15.2% to 9.3%) was observed, and waste from product expiry was reduced significantly. External quality assurance (EQA) results were satisfactory before and after QMS implementation, and a client survey after implementation revealed 98% satisfaction. The laboratory attained ISO 15189 accreditation in October 2013. The implementation of QMS facilitated the attainment of target quality indicators, reduced waste due to expiry and led to high client satisfaction.
Subjects:
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Accreditation Bacteriological Techniques Clinical Laboratory Services Consumer Behavior Health Care Surveys Humans Predictive Value Of Tests Program Evaluation Quality Assurance, Health Care Quality Control Quality Improvement Quality Indicators, Health Care Reproducibility Of Results Surveys And Questionnaires Tuberculosis
Source:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 19(6):693-695
Pubmed ID:
25946361
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC9555004
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
Place as Subject:
Kenya
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:33780ce6bdb767b8f51d4988fb2b5149423de7789698b8b682458a621496e7af
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121804/cdc_121804_DS1.pdf
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