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Ensuring accurate testing for human immunodeficiency virus in Myanmar

Problem Until 2005, the quality of rapid diagnostic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing was not monitored and no regular technical support was provided to hospital laboratories in Myanmar. Approach The national reference laboratory introduced a national external quality assessment scheme. The...

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Main Authors:	Latt Latt Kyaw (Author), Ikuma Nozaki (Author), Koji Wada (Author), Khin Yi Oo (Author), Htay Htay Tin (Author), Namiko Yoshihara (Author)
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Published:	The World Health Organization, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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