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LABORATORY
REGISTER







IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

Demonstrate patience and genuine concern when speaking with patients.

Every patient with cough of 2 weeks or more should have 2 sputum samples examined for AFB

Patients on treatment for TB should have follow-up sputum samples as per schedule

Start a new Laboratory Serial Number at the beginning of each calendar year

write all positive results in Red.

Write the sputum smear grade, as given below. Do not write "Pos", "Positive", "+"> etc

If the slide has Results Positive (grading)

More than 10 AFB per field POS 3+

1 to 10 AFB per field POS 2+

10 to 99 AFB per 100 oil immersion fields POS 1+

1 to 9 AFB per 100 oil immersion fields POS Scanty (and record exact figure)

No. AFB per 100 oil immersion fields NEG ....

Write the detailed address of every patient examined for diagnosis

Write the TB Number of every patient examined for follow-up

Keep Positive and negative slides until they have been reviewed by a laboratory supervisor. Destroy all Positive slides,

and never use negative slides for TB work again. Only use new slides for TB work.

Destroy all contaminated material (Sputum containers, wooden sticks, etc.) as per Laboratory Manual.

Report all results to the treating physician within one day.













Annexure O
Format for use of control slides for IQC in DMCs :

Control Slide usage Register for DMCs

S. No. CF MB H2SO4 QC - Positive Smear QC - Negative Smear Signature of LT
1 Batch No. Batch No. Batch No.
Date Batch No. Actual Expected Batch No. Actual Expected
Slide No. Result Result Slide No. Result Result

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TUBERCULOSIS LABORATORY MONTHLY ABSTRACT

(Record Numbers)

Month TB Suspects TB Suspects TB Suspects TB Suspects Follow - up Patients Total Total Total Signature
undergoing Found Patients Positive on Slides Positive Negative of
Year Examined for Found Repeat Positive on Examined Follow-up Examined Slides
Sputum Repeat Slides LT and STLS
20..... Diagnosis Positive Examination Examination

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