Abstract:In Brazil, one of the priorities in the fight against the tuberculosis is the evaluation of laboratories' performance through the quality control of baciloscopic tests. This study was meant to evaluate the reliability of the tests carried out by the Tuberculosis Control Program of the Federal District, Brazil. It is a descriptive study, made out of revised glass slides at the reference laboratory, from 1988 up to 1999. A double-blind comparison of the results of the smear readings obtained in the outskirts and… Show more
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