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Impact of External Quality Assurance on the Quality of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Viet Nam
Author(s) -
Vidyanidhi Gumma,
Kyle DeGruy,
Davara Bennett,
Thanh Nguyen Thi Kim,
Heidi Albert,
Kyle B. Bond,
Steve Gutreuter,
Heather Alexander,
Lan Ngyuen Thi Phong,
Thomas Rush,
Nhung Viet Nguyen,
Hùng Nguyễn Văn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01669-18
Subject(s) - genexpert mtb/rif , viet nam , quality assurance , external quality assessment , tuberculosis , medicine , virology , sputum , pathology , economy , economics
Following the endorsement of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010, Viet Nam’s National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) began using GeneXpert instruments in NTP laboratories. In 2013, Viet Nam’s NTP implemented an Xpert MTB/RIF external quality assurance (EQA) program in collaboration with the U.S.

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