Proficiency to read sputum AFB smears by senior tuberculosis laboratory supervisors under training at a reference laboratory in India.

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dc.contributor.authorSelvakumar, N
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Vanaja
dc.contributor.authorGopi, P G
dc.contributor.authorSivagamasundari, S
dc.contributor.authorPrabhakaran, E
dc.contributor.authorVasanthan, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorNarayanan, P R
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-27T07:46:21Z
dc.date.available2013-05-27T07:46:21Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: A national reference laboratory imparting training on sputum AFB smear microscopy to fresh Senior Tuberculosis Laboratory Supervisors (STLS). Aim: To assess the proficiency of STLSs under training to read sputum AFB smears. Methods: Each of 342 trainees read the same set of 15 to 20 Ziehl Neelsen stained smears in a blinded fashion on day– 1 and on day-15 of the training programme. The smear results were matched with the original results. Observations: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of smear reading were 75%, 88%, 93%, 63% and 94%, 99%, 99%, 89% respectively on day-1 and day –15. Conclusion: The sensitivity to read sputum AFB smears by fresh STLSs with little or no experience increased from 75% to 94% during the carefully planned training programme; the specificity increased from 88% to 99%. The study highlights the importance of training in improving the microscopy results.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSelvakumar N, Kumar Vanaja, Gopi P G, Sivagamasundari S, Prabhakaran E, Vasanthan Samuel, Narayanan P R. Proficiency to read sputum AFB smears by senior tuberculosis laboratory supervisors under training at a reference laboratory in India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2005 Jan; 52(1): 11-14.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/146943
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/ibr/t05/i1/ibrt05i1p11.pdfen_US
dc.subjectPulmonary Tuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectSTLSen_US
dc.subjectAFB sputum smearsen_US
dc.titleProficiency to read sputum AFB smears by senior tuberculosis laboratory supervisors under training at a reference laboratory in India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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