Fig 1.
Roadmap for establishing GeneXpert PT scheme in Uganda.
Fig 2.
Procedures during the GeneXpert MTB/RIF PT preparation and testing process.
Table 1.
Participation profile for all the rounds sent out.
Table 2.
Performance of participating sites throughout the different rounds.
Table 3.
Number of laboratories achieving satisfactory scores and their different participation times.
Fig 3.
Shows the performance of participants during the different round enrolled.
Table 4.
Laboratories scoring unsatisfactorily and their times of participation into the PT scheme.
Fig 4.
Probability of laboratories scoring satisfactorily in GeneXpert PT over their continued rounds of participation.
Table 5.
Discordant results reported from the different rounds.
Fig 5.
Shows average TAT taken for sites to report results from the dispatch date during the different rounds.
Table 6.
Frequencies of issues identified during root cause analysis for laboratories with unsatisfactory scores.