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KMID : 0383819800270040155
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1980 Volume.27 No. 4 p.155 ~ p.158
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Evaluation of Smear Microscopy Skill of Health Center Microscopists
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김성권(金成權)/Sung Kwon Kim
김상재(金尙材)/Sang Jae Kim
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Abstract
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The direct sputum microscopy readings has been used since 1962 for the discovery of
the infectious cases and case-management of tuberculosis in Korea, where the
prevalence of tuberculosis relatively high yet. To maintain a high level of efficiency and
accuracy it is important to conduct periodical evaluation of the reading ability of
microscopists we carried out the evaluation of the reading ability of 41 health center
microscopists in Kangwan, Kyonggi and Cheju provinces.
The reading ability of microscopists had improved considerably annually, as seen in
table 6. The results of evaluation showed 3.9% of under-reding (false negative) and
2.4% of over-reading rates (false positive). It was a very obvious fact that the licensed
and initially trained microscopists performed much better than the opposite cases, as
indicated in tables 3 & 4.
Training (initial and refresher) would be most essential and important for obtaining
and maintaining a high technical level. Especally, we are very emphatic that it is
imperative and indispensable to carry out a regular checking of sputum examination
results and routine work by a technical supervisor.
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