Title: Microscopy quality control in Médecins sans frontières programs in resource-limited settings

Authors: Klarkowski, Derryck B. and Orozco, Juan Daniel

Place: [San Francisco, CA etc.]

Publisher: Public library of science (PLoS)

Year: 2010

Journal: PLoS medicine

Volume: vol. 7, no. 1

PAGE: --

Subject: Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, quality control, malaria

Abstract: This article presents a description of the Quality Control (QC) protocol for malaria microscopy, which was developed by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and an analysis over a 3-year period, which reflects how the QC protocol has contributed to improved performance.

URL: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000206

Document type: E-article