Table 4 Panel test results of the selected health institution laboratories from December 2011 to December 2012
From: External quality assessment for acid fast bacilli smear microscopy in eastern part of Ethiopia
Laboratories studied coded | Number of slides stained and read | % of discordant result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (n = 5 slides) | 1–9 AFB/100 (n = 2 slides) | +1 (n = 1 slide) | +2 (n = 1 slide) | +3 (n = 1 slide) | Total | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
1 | 10 | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
2 | 10 | 2 (40) | 1 (50) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 5 (50) |
3 | 10 | 1 (20) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 5 (50) |
4 | 10 | 2 (40) | 2 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 6 (60) |
5 | 10 | 2 (40) | 2 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 7 (70) |
6 | 10 | 2 (40) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 4 (40) |
7 | 10 | 1 (20) | 1 (50) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 4 (40) |
8 | 10 | 1 (20) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 5 (50) |