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167 related items for PubMed ID: 16989375

  • 1. Quality assessment of sputum smear microscopy for detection of acid fast bacilli in peripheral health care facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
    Basra D, Matee MI, McNerney R.
    East Afr Med J; 2006 Jun; 83(6):306-10. PubMed ID: 16989375
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  • 2. The quality of sputum smear microscopy diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
    Mfinanga GS, Ngadaya E, Mtandu R, Mutayoba B, Basra D, Kimaro G, Chonde TM, Ngowi P, Mfaume S, Kilale AM, Egwaga S, Kitua AY.
    Tanzan Health Res Bull; 2007 Sep; 9(3):164-8. PubMed ID: 18087893
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  • 3. Factors which contributed for low quality sputum smears for the detection of acid fast bacilli (AFB) at selected health centers in Ethiopia: A quality control perspective.
    Mekonen A, Ayele Y, Berhan Y, Woldeyohannes D, Erku W, Sisay S.
    PLoS One; 2018 Sep; 13(6):e0198947. PubMed ID: 29924828
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  • 4. Quality assessment of smear microscopy for acid-fast bacilli in the Argentine tuberculosis laboratory network, 1983-2001.
    Kusznierz GF, Latini OA, Sequeira MD.
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  • 5. Decentralization of Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) External Quality Assurance Using Blind Rechecking for Sputum Smear Microscopy in Ethiopia.
    Melese M, Jerene D, Alem G, Seid J, Belachew F, Kassie Y, Habte D, Negash S, Ayana G, Girma B, Haile YK, Hiruy N, Suarez PG.
    PLoS One; 2016 Oct; 11(3):e0151366. PubMed ID: 26991651
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  • 6. Random blinded rechecking of AFB smears in a pilot project at an intermediate reference laboratory.
    Sidiq Z, Hanif M, Chopra KK, Khanna A, Ahmad V, Vashistha H, Saini S, Dubey M.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2016 Feb; 20(2):252-6. PubMed ID: 26792480
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  • 7. [Quality assessment of microscopic examination in tuberculosis diagnostic laboratories: a preliminary study].
    Simşek H, Ceyhan I, Tarhan G, Güner U.
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  • 8. Tuberculosis Laboratory Diagnosis Quality Assurance among Public Health Facilities in West Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
    Shiferaw MB, Hailu HA, Fola AA, Derebe MM, Kebede AT, Kebede AA, Emiru MA, Gelaw ZD.
    PLoS One; 2015 Oct; 10(9):e0138488. PubMed ID: 26376438
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  • 9. External quality assessment of AFB smear microscopy performances and its associated factors in selected private health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Mosissa L, Kebede A, Mindaye T, Getahun M, Tulu S, Desta K.
    Pan Afr Med J; 2016 Oct; 24():125. PubMed ID: 27642463
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  • 10. External quality assessment for acid fast bacilli smear microscopy in eastern part of Ethiopia.
    Ayana DA, Kidanemariam ZT, Tesfaye HM, Milashu FW.
    BMC Res Notes; 2015 Oct 05; 8():537. PubMed ID: 26437958
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  • 11. Application of lot sampling of sputum AFB smears for the assessment of microscopy centres.
    Selvakumar N, Prabhakaran E, Murthy BN, Sivagamasundari S, Vasanthan S, Govindaraju R, Perumal M, Wares F, Chauhan LS, Santha T, Narayanan PR.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2005 Mar 05; 9(3):306-9. PubMed ID: 15786895
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  • 12. Lot quality assurance sampling of sputum acid-fast bacillus smears for assessing sputum smear microscopy centers.
    Selvakumar N, Murthy BN, Prabhakaran E, Sivagamasundari S, Vasanthan S, Perumal M, Govindaraju R, Chauhan LS, Wares F, Santha T, Narayanan PR.
    J Clin Microbiol; 2005 Feb 05; 43(2):913-5. PubMed ID: 15695704
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  • 13. Bleach sedimentation method for increased sensitivity of sputum smear microscopy: does it work?
    Van Deun A, Maug AK, Cooreman E, Hossain MA, Chambuganj N, Rema V, Marandi H, Kawria A, Portaels F.
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  • 14. Evaluation of new external quality assessment guidelines involving random blinded rechecking of acid-fast bacilli smears in a pilot project setting in Mexico.
    Martinez A, Balandrano S, Parissi A, Zuniga A, Sanchez M, Ridderhof J, Lipman HB, Madison B.
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  • 15. Smear microscopy and culture conversion rates among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
    Senkoro M, Mfinanga SG, Mørkve O.
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  • 17. Methodology for characterizing proficiency in interpreting sputum smear microscopy results in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
    Vieira FD, Salem JI, Ruffino-Netto A, Camargo SA, Silva RR, Moura LC, Vilaça MJ, Silva JV.
    J Bras Pneumol; 2008 May 16; 34(5):304-11. PubMed ID: 18545827
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  • 19. Light-emitting diode with various sputum smear preparation techniques to diagnose tuberculosis.
    Habtamu M, van den Boogaard J, Ndaro A, Buretta R, Irongo CF, Lega DA, Nyombi BM, Kibiki GS.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2012 May 16; 16(3):402-7. PubMed ID: 22640455
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  • 20. Reducing the number of sputum samples examined and thresholds for positivity: an opportunity to optimise smear microscopy.
    Bonnet M, Ramsay A, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Guerin PJ, Varaine F.
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis; 2007 Sep 16; 11(9):953-8. PubMed ID: 17705971
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