Decentralization of Acid Fast Bacilli(AFB) External Quality Assurance Using Blind Rechecking for Sputum Smear Microscopy in Ethiopia

Muluken Melese; Degu Jerene; Genetu Alem; Jemal Seid; Feleke Belachew; Yewulsew Kassie; Dereje Habte; Solomon Negash; Gonfa Ayana; Belaineh Girma; Yared K. Haile; Nebiyu Hiruy; Pedro G. Suarez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151366

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Decentralization of Acid Fast Bacilli(AFB) External Quality Assurance Using Blind Rechecking for Sputum Smear Microscopy in Ethiopia

Muluken Melese ,

* E-mail: mmelese@msh.org

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Degu Jerene,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Genetu Alem,

Affiliation Amhara Regional Health Bureau, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Jemal Seid,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Feleke Belachew,

Affiliation Oromia Regional Reference Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yewulsew Kassie,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Dereje Habte,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Solomon Negash,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Gonfa Ayana,

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Belaineh Girma,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yared K. Haile,

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Nebiyu Hiruy,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Pedro G. Suarez

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Center for Health Services, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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Decentralization of Acid Fast Bacilli(AFB) External Quality Assurance Using Blind Rechecking for Sputum Smear Microscopy in Ethiopia

Muluken Melese,
Degu Jerene,
Genetu Alem,
Jemal Seid,
Feleke Belachew,
Yewulsew Kassie,
Dereje Habte,
Solomon Negash,
Gonfa Ayana,
Belaineh Girma

Published: March 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151366

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