title: [Analysis of construction of microscopy ability for malaria in Nantong City, 2011].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the construction of the examination ability with microscopy for malaria at the beginning of the malaria elimination project in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  At all the medical and health institution levels, the construction of microscopy stations, the blood slide examiners, the hardware equipment, the microscopy skill training, and so on were investigated in 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 204 microscopy stations, 228 blood slide examiners, and 255 microscopes in Nantong City, 2011. Among 228 examiners, 225 persons (98.7%) received the theory and technical training, and the rate of eligibility was 98.4%. A total of 57 893 people received the blood examinations for malaria and the total population blood examination rate was 0.76%. In the re-examination in the microscopy stations of townships, the mean pass rates of blood slide making, dyeing, and cleanliness were 87.1%, 86.7% and 85.6%, respectively. Among 57 medical institutions, the mean pass rates were 86.8%, 86.0% and 85.0%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the microscopy stations in Nantong City could well carry out the blood slide examinations for malaria. However, the construction of the examination ability and supervision still need to be enhanced.
authors.affiliation: Nantong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong 226007, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Cai-Qun
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D059021:Laboratory Proficiency Testing; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008853:Microscopy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity