Intervención para mejorar el diagnóstico coproparasitológico en la provincia Las Tunas, Cuba 1993-1994 / Intervention for improving the coproparasitological diagnosis in Las Tunas province, Cuba, 1993-1994

RESUMO

Control of quality of coproparasitological diagnosis was carried out in the province Las Tunas, between january and march 1993, It was found that 72 percent of coproparasitological microscopists had deficiencies related to the diagnosis, due to several causes: the microscopists did not receive any periodical training, as they did not participate at the parasitological section; the microscopits had no manual of reference; they had less than ten years of experience; they did not know the concentration technics that were stablished in the country. Between july 1993 and january 1994 two medical parasitology courses were imparted. Im july 1994 another quality control was perfomed. 80 percent of evaluated microscopists obtained good results. Through this study was established the National Parasitology Quality System Control that supports the National Intestinal Parasites Control Program.