Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania
Introduction: Diagnosing tuberculosis in low-resource settings mostly relies on sputum smear microscopy. Improvement through capacity building is a priority. This project aimed to strengthen tuberculosis diagnosis at an intermediate level laboratory. Methodology: The Italian National Institute fo...
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| author | Angela Cannas Maria Grazia Paglia Dominick Calistus Sakhoo Francesco Vairo Basra Doulla Boniface Nguhuni Zainab Chaula Raphael Mlumba Maurizio Mirrione Nazario Bevilacqua Emanuele Nicastri Pasquale De Nardo Silvia Meschi Enrico Girardi Vincenzo Racalbuto Giuseppe Ippolito |
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Introduction: Diagnosing tuberculosis in low-resource settings mostly relies on sputum smear microscopy. Improvement through capacity building is a priority. This project aimed to strengthen tuberculosis diagnosis at an intermediate level laboratory.
Methodology: The Italian National Institute for Infectious Diseases and the Italian Development Cooperation closely collaborated with regional and national institutions and reference laboratories to provide laboratory setup, equipment and reagents, personnel training, and the implementation of culture and quality assessment programs at Dodoma Regional Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Results: Microscopy sensitivity was increased, personnel were trained, and culture techniques and quality assessment programs were introduced.
Conclusions: Implementing tuberculosis diagnosis in resource-constrained settings is feasible and represents a basis for further strengthening.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a87343f09854daf9b2b37f9f2d3f2842025-08-20T02:16:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802013-09-0170910.3855/jidc.3366Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, TanzaniaAngela Cannas0Maria Grazia Paglia1Dominick Calistus Sakhoo2Francesco Vairo3Basra Doulla4Boniface Nguhuni5Zainab Chaula6Raphael Mlumba7Maurizio Mirrione8Nazario Bevilacqua9Emanuele Nicastri10Pasquale De Nardo11Silvia Meschi12Enrico Girardi13Vincenzo Racalbuto14Giuseppe Ippolito15National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyDodoma Regional Hospital DodomaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Rome Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS), Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs RomeCentral Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (CTRL) Dar-es SalaamDodoma Regional Hospital DodomaDodoma Regional Hospital DodomaDodoma Regional Hospital DodomaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) “L. Spallanzani”, Rome, ItalyItalian Development Cooperation (DGCS), Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs RomeNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Rome Introduction: Diagnosing tuberculosis in low-resource settings mostly relies on sputum smear microscopy. Improvement through capacity building is a priority. This project aimed to strengthen tuberculosis diagnosis at an intermediate level laboratory. Methodology: The Italian National Institute for Infectious Diseases and the Italian Development Cooperation closely collaborated with regional and national institutions and reference laboratories to provide laboratory setup, equipment and reagents, personnel training, and the implementation of culture and quality assessment programs at Dodoma Regional Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania. Results: Microscopy sensitivity was increased, personnel were trained, and culture techniques and quality assessment programs were introduced. Conclusions: Implementing tuberculosis diagnosis in resource-constrained settings is feasible and represents a basis for further strengthening. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3366laboratory capacity buildingAFB smear microscopyTB culture |
| spellingShingle | Angela Cannas Maria Grazia Paglia Dominick Calistus Sakhoo Francesco Vairo Basra Doulla Boniface Nguhuni Zainab Chaula Raphael Mlumba Maurizio Mirrione Nazario Bevilacqua Emanuele Nicastri Pasquale De Nardo Silvia Meschi Enrico Girardi Vincenzo Racalbuto Giuseppe Ippolito Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania Journal of Infection in Developing Countries laboratory capacity building AFB smear microscopy TB culture |
| title | Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania |
| title_full | Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania |
| title_short | Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania |
| title_sort | strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low resource setting experience learned in dodoma tanzania |
| topic | laboratory capacity building AFB smear microscopy TB culture |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3366 |
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