Task shifting for point-of-care early infant diagnosis: a comparison of the quality of testing between nurses and laboratory personnel in Zimbabwe

Task shifting for point-of-care early infant diagnosis: a comparison of the quality of testing between nurses and laboratory personnel in Zimbabwe

Abstract Background To decentralize point-of-care early infant diagnosis (POC EID), task shifting to cadres such as nurses is important. However, this should not compromise quality of testing through generating high rates of internal quality control (IQC) failures and long result turnaround times. W...

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Main Authors: Francis M. Simmonds, Jennifer E. Cohn, Haurovi W. Mafaune, Tichaona H. Nyamundaya, Agnes Mahomva, Addmore Chadambuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Subjects:
Task shifting
Point-of-care
Tester
Early infant diagnosis
Internal quality controls
Turnaaround time
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-020-0449-2

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