Evaluation of an External Quality Assessment Program for HIV Testing in Haiti, 2006–2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Clin Pathol
• Personal Author:
  Louis, Frantz Jean ; Anselme, Renette ; Ndongmo, Clement ; Buteau, Josiane ; Boncy, Jacques ; Dahourou, Georges ; Vertefeuille, John ; Marston, Barbara ; Balajee, S. Arunmozhi
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  To evaluate an external quality assessment (EQA) program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rapid diagnostics testing by the Haitian National Public Health Laboratory (French acronym: LNSP). Acceptable performance was defined as any proficiency testing (PT) score more than 80%.
  
  Methods
  
  The PT database was reviewed and analyzed to assess the testing performance of the participating laboratories and the impact of the program over time. A total of 242 laboratories participated in the EQA program from 2006 through 2011; participation increased from 70 laboratories in 2006 to 159 in 2011.
  
  Results
  
  In 2006, 49 (70%) laboratories had a PT score of 80% or above; by 2011, 145 (97.5%) laboratories were proficient (P < .05).
  
  Conclusions
  
  The EQA program for HIV testing ensures quality of testing and allowed the LNSP to document improvements in the quality of HIV rapid testing over time.
  
  
• Subjects:
  HIV Infections Humans Laboratories, Hospital Quality Assurance, Health Care
• Keywords:
  External Quality Assessment HIV Rapid Tests Proficiency Testing
• Source:
  Am J Clin Pathol. 140(6):867-871
• Pubmed ID:
  24225755
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4733348
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Volume:
  140
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8efcca437649fb49db0a730ee7a29cc9a43ab3681012e2b0975655c1a2cdbbe4
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37833/cdc_37833_DS1.pdf
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