Specimen rejection in a high-throughput TB laboratory: A descriptive study

Authors

  • M S Zerbini American School of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • S Singh National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point TB Laboratory, and SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  • M Botha Sinapi Biomedical, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Y Ghebrekristos National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point TB Laboratory, and SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  • C J Opperman Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point TB Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa; SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i10.1364

Keywords:

Specimen rejection, Tuberculosis, Laboratory

References

Marokane P, Ndlovu S, Mahlatsi O, Ntsimane S, da Silva P, Berrie L. Anaylsis of Xpert MTB/ RIF rejection rates using laboratory data 2011 ­ 2015, South Africa. National priority program. Poster: African Society for Laboratory Medicine Annual Conference, 3 ­ 8 December 2016. Cape Town, South Africa

National Health Laboratory Service. Scope of tests offered by the NHLS handbook. Section 11.5: Specimen rejection criteria (GPQ0064 version 2). https://www.nhls.ac.za/diagnostic­services/ type­of­tests (accessed 2 August 2023).

National Health Laboratory Service. Standard Operating Procedure. Selection and monitoring of quality indicators for process improvement of the quality management system (GPQ0043 version 4) (accessed 2 August 2023).

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2023-10-23

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Zerbini MS, Singh S, Botha M, Ghebrekristos Y, Opperman CJ. Specimen rejection in a high-throughput TB laboratory: A descriptive study. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 23 [cited 2024 Dec. 9];113(10):6-7. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1364

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