Microscopy quality of at the microscope points in Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province
- Author:
Tran Dinh Dao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malaria, microscope points
- MeSH:
Microscopy;
diagnosis;
blood;
malaria;
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(4):6-10
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During the year 2003 and four months of 2004, 5223 blood slides were collected from Ea Sup district and examined for malaria parasite in 343 positive slides, of which 2.089 negatives and 120 positives were sent from the district microscope points for double checking at the Provincial Malaria Center. The incorrectness at district level was found to be 3,11% with the following common mistakes: P.falciparum infection was mistaken to negative: 27.69%, negatives and P.vivax infection mistaken to P.falciparum infection: 24.41%. P.vivax infection mistaken to negative 13.38%. The incorrectness rates varied from point to point showing the different qualification at each microscope point: Ya Tmot: 2.51%; Ea Roc: 1.57%; Ea Le: 2.58%, Cu Kbang: 6.15%, Cu Mlan: 5.81% and Ya Lop: 3.09%
