Mamane N Garba, Awa B Dème, Khadim Diongue, Younousse Diédhiou, Amadou M Mbaye, NDèye M Dia, N'Dèye A Seck, Daba Zoumarou, Lamine Ndiaye, Mamadou S Yade, Baba Dièye, Aita Sène, Abdoulaye Tine, Mariama Touré, Nogaye Gadiaga, Awa Fall, Bassirou Ngom, Djiby Sow, Aliou Ndiaye, Astou Keita, Mame F Ndiaye, Jules F Gomis, Nana F Diop, Guète Diallo, Ibrahima M Ndiaye, Elhadj M Ba, Omar Bitèye, Cheikh Ndiaye, Fama S D Mbodji, Pape O Ndiaye, Tolla Ndiaye, Amy Gaye, Mouhamad Sy, Yaye D Ndiaye, Mame C Seck, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Aida S Badiane, Mamadou A Diallo, Daouda Ndiaye
BACKGROUND: Following WHO guidelines, microscopy is the gold standard for malaria diagnosis in endemic countries. The Parasitology-Mycology laboratory (LPM) is the National Reference Laboratory and is currently undergoing ISO 15189 accreditation. In this context, we assessed the performance of the laboratory by confirming the reliability and the accuracy of results obtained in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 15189 standards. This study aimed to verify the method of microscopic diagnosis of malaria at the LPM, in the Aristide Le Dantec hospital (HALD) in Dakar, Senegal...
March 9, 2024: BMC Research Notes