ASSESSMENT OF LABORATORY SPECIMEN REJECTION RATES

Abstract

This study was about evaluating the rate of specimen rejection in Kibogora DH. This study considered the following objectives; to assess the cause and rates of specimen rejection in Kibogora DH, to investigate the criteria of specimen rejection in Kibogora DH and to evaluate clinical consequences of specimen rejection on patients in Kibogora DH. Some studies investigate the magnitude of rejection among received specimens through sample referral network. GeneXpert for TB drug resistance testing, HIV viral load, CD4 and EID specimens were among the rejected specimen types. It was also evaluated the rejection reasons and trends of rejection whether the problem was improved through time or continued as it was