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Quality control of the isolation rate of pathogens in medical microbiology laboratories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Hilary E. Tillett  and
P. B. Crone
Hilary E. Tillett
Affiliation:
Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London NW9 5HT
P. B. Crone
Affiliation:
Microbiology Quality Control Laboratory, London NW 10 8 EY
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Two statistical analyses are suggested to compare the success rates in isolating and identifying pathogenic organisms from specimens achieved by different laboratories participating in a quality control scheme. An example is given in which the analyses are applied to 25 laboratories that received 30 simulated specimens.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 77 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 359 - 367
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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