Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods
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College of Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Biography

Fikadu Miruts is currently at College of Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia; has the main interest in the field of clinal skills, laboratory skills and practices

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessment of Gram Stain Competency and Associated Factors among Laboratory Professional in Clinical Laboratories at Mekelle City Health Facility
  Author(s): Fikadu Miruts*, Habtamu Molla, Fatuma Hassen, Kibra Hailu and Letekidan Lemlem
  
  Background: Gram stains are initially used as a pre-analytical indicator of specimen quality and acceptability for culture. It also gives the clinician preliminary information regarding the nature of potential pathogens present in the patient specimen and thus serve to guide empirical therapy. This procedure is still considered a high-complexity procedure by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program. The manual nature of the staining process and the subjectivity of Gram stain interpretation contribute to the incidence of errors. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2020 to March 2020 on 77 different health facilities present at Mekelle City. Convenient sampling method was used to collect qualitative data from 148 medical laboratory professional through a structured self-administere.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9784.2020.9.296

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