Document 2669
 DOCN  M94A2669
 TI    Implementation of quality assurance programme for HIV screening in blood
       transfusion centres.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kumar ND; Sharma A; Madan N; Department of Pathology, University College
       of Medical Sciences,; Shahdara, Delhi, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):251 (abstract no. PB0435). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369906
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to assess the quality assurance
       programme for HIV antibody testing in Blood Transfusion Centres (BTC) in
       Delhi. METHODOLOGY: Implementation of quality assurance programme in
       various aspects of HIV screening i.e. standardised sample collection and
       transportation, recommended technical procedure, use of standard
       operating procedure, documentation and reporting, handling of positive
       donations, staff training and equipment and reagent control was
       evaluated in 11 BTCs in Delhi, screening 0.12 million (approx.) blood
       units annually for transfusion safety. A pretested, designed and closed
       type of questionnaire was used for evaluation, with the help of a
       weighted scoring system. RESULTS: Quality assurance in HIV screening
       done in 11 BTCs was graded using a scoring pattern with a maximum score
       of 100. One BTC scored 75 (excellent) and 4 were in the range of 50-74
       (satisfactory). Performance of remaining BTCs was unsatisfactory. A
       detailed analysis of various parameters will be presented. DISCUSSION &
       CONCLUSIONS: The importance of quality assurance in HIV screening cannot
       be overemphasised. The evaluation of HIV screening in different BTCs
       suggests a strong need for implementation of effective quality assurance
       programme for an accurate and reproducible testing system.
 DE    *AIDS Serodiagnosis  *Blood Transfusion  *Developing Countries  Human
       HIV Seropositivity/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  India  *Mass
       Screening  Predictive Value of Tests  *Quality Assurance, Health Care
       Quality Control  MEETING ABSTRACT

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