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. 2024 Jan 8;13(1):3.
doi: 10.1186/s13756-023-01362-5.

On-site evaluation as external quality assessment of microbiology laboratories involved in sentinel laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Burkina Faso

Emmanuel Zongo  1   2   3   4 , Emilie Dama  5 , Dame Yenyetou  6   7   8 , Merci Muhigwa  6   7   8 , Abdoulaye Nikiema  9 , Georges Anicet Dahourou  5 , Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo  6   7   8   10
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On-site evaluation as external quality assessment of microbiology laboratories involved in sentinel laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Burkina Faso

Emmanuel Zongo et al. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. .

Abstract

Background: The laboratory-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a priority component of the multisectoral national action plan to combat AMR in Burkina Faso. This study aimed to assess the QMS of microbiology laboratories involved in the Sentinel laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Burkina Faso.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 1st to November 30th, 2022. The external quality assessment (EQA) method used was on-site evaluation using a checklist that was developed and validated by a technical committee of experts. Teams of two, including an antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) specialist and a QMS specialist, were trained on this checklist to conduct the assessment. Satisfactory performance was defined as any on-site evaluation score 80% and above with the aim of developing action plans to address gaps.

Results: All 18 laboratories were evaluated. The overall average performance score of the participating laboratories was 40%. The highest overall performance score was 58%, and the lowest overall performance score was 26%. The average overall scores were not significantly different between private and public laboratories (p value = 0.78). The only section of the checklist with the satisfactory performance concerned the "Analytical step of AST", with 76.5% (13/17) of the sentinel laboratories having a score ≥ 80%.

Conclusion: The performance of the QMS of the sentinel laboratories in Burkina Faso for AMR surveillance was unsatisfactory, and a corrective action plan was proposed to support these laboratories in improving their QMS over the next 3 years.

Keywords: AMR; Burkina Faso; External quality assessment; Sentinel laboratories.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Distribution of AMR sentinel surveillance sites, Burkina Faso
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Overall performance of the 18 sentinel laboratories for AMR surveillance
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Distribution of the eighteen participating sentinel laboratories by category of section score
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Average performance scores for private, public and all laboratories by section
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