Parekh, Bharat S. | 2010
- Author(s): Parekh, Bharat S.
- Publisher: American society for clinical pathology (ASCP)
- Pages: 573--584
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, aids, quality control
This article highlights the various issues that impact the quality of HIV rapid testing and provide solutions to monitor and improve test accuracy, especially in resource-limited settings, including the use of validated kits, training with emphasis on QA and postmarket surveillance.
Parsons, Linda M. | 2012
- Author(s): Parsons, Linda M.
- Publisher: AOSIS OpenJournals
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, disease control, quality control
Laboratory systems play a critical role in diagnosis and monitoring of patients suffering from high-burdens of disease. An effective approach is to integrate laboratory services. This article describes strategies for, and practical examples of, the successful integration of laboratory services.
Parsons, Linda M. | 2011
- Author(s): Parsons, Linda M.
- Publisher: American society for microbiology (ASM)
- Pages: 314--350
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, tuberculosis
This review describes several new and established methods as well as the issues and challenges associated with implementing quality tuberculosis laboratory services in resource-limited countries.
Peter, Trevor F. | 2010
- Author(s): Peter, Trevor F.
- Publisher: American society for clinical pathology ((ASCP)
- Pages: 550--555
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, standards
This article describes how laboratory accreditation may provide an effective mechanism for health system improvement yielding long-term benefits in the quality, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of public health programs.
Peter, Trevor F | 2009
- Author(s): Peter, Trevor F
- Publisher: American society for clinical pathology (ASCP)
- Pages: 867--874
- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, standardization
Expanding health care services for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria has increased the demand for affordable and reliable laboratory diagnostics in resource-limited countries. This article discusses the need for standardization in laboratory networks.