Intra and inter technologist variability in the quality assessment of respiratory tract specimens
Cooper GM;Jones JJ;Arbique JC;Flowerdew GJ;Forward KR;;
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease2000Vol. 37pp. -
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Abstract
The majority of microbiology laboratories have implemented quality improvement procedures such as a Q scoring system to assess the nature of clinical specimens. Our study reviewed the sources and the amount of variation when Q scoring of lower respiratory secretions was performed. In total, 450 slid …