Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Perspective
Scale-up of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Laboratory Services, Peru
Sonya S. Shin*
, Martin Yagui†, Luis Ascencios†, Gloria Yale‡, Carmen Suarez‡, Neyda Quispe†, Cesar Bonilla‡, Joaquin Blaya§, Allison Taylor¶, Carmen Contreras#, and Peter Cegielski¶
, Martin Yagui†, Luis Ascencios†, Gloria Yale‡, Carmen Suarez‡, Neyda Quispe†, Cesar Bonilla‡, Joaquin Blaya§, Allison Taylor¶, Carmen Contreras#, and Peter Cegielski¶Table 2
Baseline laboratory capacity for diagnosis of tuberculosis, Peru, 1996–2000*
| Activity | Validation or quality control procedures | No. establishments | No. performed/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smear microscopy | Quality control of all AFB+ and 10% of AFB– results each trimester at regional level of laboratories | 987 | 1,164,198 |
| Mycobacterial culture | Once a year, quality control of media culture | 57 | 48,346 |
| Drug susceptibility testing | External quality control in INPPAZ | 1 | 1,045 |
*AFB, acid-fast bacilli; INPPAZ, Instituto Panamericano de Protección de Alimentos y Zoonosis.
