Comparison of performance indicators of MGIT primary culture to assess the impact of implementation of ISO 15189:2012 standards.
| Autor: | Balaji S; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Ravi Kumar D; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Sangamithrai D; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Radhika G; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Kannan T; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Nagarajan P; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Thiagarajan V; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., RadhaKrishnan A; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Padmapriyadarsini C; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India., Shanmugam S; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India. Electronic address: shanmugamsiva@nirt.res.in. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Indian journal of tuberculosis [Indian J Tuberc] 2022 Jul; Vol. 69 (3), pp. 371-373. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 01. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijtb.2022.03.020 |
| Abstrakt: | Performance indicators are key component and plays a major role for monitoring and continuous quality improvement of the test results. The NABL certificate of accreditation is issued in accordance with the standard ISO 15189:2012 requirements. As part of the accreditation process, the laboratory has acquired knowledge and implemented the quality system procedures. Present study analyzed the impact of the accreditation process on the "performance indicators" of MGIT primary culture and found that performance indicators have been improved significantly after implementation of NABL for almost all indicators which clearly indicate the importance of accreditation and implementation of quality procedures for reliability of valid test results. (Copyright © 2022 Tuberculosis Association of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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