Table 2 Number of rejected specimens and reasons in APHI reference laboratories from 01 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
Tests | Number of rejected specimens | Specimen rejection reasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long storage/> 5 days | Packed with/without ice pa | Un-centrifuge | Hemolyzed | Insufficient volume | Clotted | Wrong tube/leaked | Labeling problem | Bloody specimen | ||
HIV 1 viral load | 192 | 14 | 12 | 90 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
EID | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CD4 | 19 | Â | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clinical chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TB culture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
genexpert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
LPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Measles and Rubella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 221 | 14 | 30 | 90 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 1 |