An Overview of Tuberculosis-Designated Hospitals in China, 2009-2015: A Longitudinal Analysis of National Survey Data

Table 4

Quality control of smear microscopy in the tuberculosis-designated hospitals.

Laboratory Method	Region	No. of TB-designated hospitals with testing capacity	No. of TB-designated hospitals with quality control	Percentage of TB-designated hospitals with quality control
Smear microscopy; (County)	Eastern	475	408	87%
	Central	445	333	76%
	Western	336	238	71%
	Total	1256	979	79%
Smear microscopy; (Prefecture)	Eastern	132	106	80%
	Central	118	78	66%
	Western	84	50	60%
	Total	334	234	70%
Phenotypic DST; (Prefecture)	Eastern	105	88	84%
	Central	76	53	70%
	Western	22	14	64%
	Total	203	155	76%
Molecular method; (Prefecture)	Eastern	45	33	73%
	Central	35	23	66%
	Western	18	10	56%
	Total	98	66	67%