Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods
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Ayder Comprehensives Specialized Hospital, Microbiology Section, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Biography

Letekidan Lemlem currently working at Ayder Comprehensives Specialized Hospital, Microbiology Section, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia and has interest in diagnostic techniques, magnetic resonance imaging, disease diagnosis, diagnostic procedure, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, pathology diagnostic devices, medical treatment, medical image segmentation

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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