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10974573

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
The majority of microbiology laboratories have implemented quality improvement procedures such as a Q scoring system to assess the nature of clinical specimens. Our study reviewed the sources and the amount of variation when Q scoring of lower respiratory secretions was performed. In total, 450 slides representing lower respiratory tract secretions were Q scored by three experienced technologists. Total agreement regarding the number of neutrophils, squamous epithelial cells and Q scores was 76%, 57% and 57% respectively. The major factor influencing Q score values was the enumeration of epithelial cells. From our findings, we expect that there is greater variability in Q scoring then is generally acknowledged and there is a substantial degree of subjectivity on part of individual technologists reading gram stains.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Intra and inter technologist variability in the quality assessment of respiratory tract specimens.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center and the Departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. cooper.geraldine@primus.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article