Sentence examples for by a third microscopist from inspiring English sources
Discordant results (33% difference in quantification or positive/negative results) were read by a third microscopist; agreement between any two micoscopists and the average parasite density were deemed to be the correct finding.
In case of a difference in results (positive/negative; species diagnosis) between the two microscopists, the blood smear was re-examined by a third microscopist independent of the earlier findings and the third reading accepted as the final result.
Discordant readings were resolved by a third microscopist.
Discordant results were read by a third microscopist.
All negative smears were read by a second microscopist, and disparities were settled by a third microscopist.
In case of disagreement, slides were controlled by a third microscopist and the mean of the two closest readings of parasitaemia was taken.
Slides were read by a study team microscopist trained at the Walter Reed Project in Kisumu, Kenya, and a subset (10%) of slides were re-read independently by a second microscopist at the LSHTM Malaria Reference Laboratory, London, UK.
For internal quality control during the study, a blinded second evaluation of the slides will be conducted by a second microscopist and in case of important deviation between the two readings, the procedures will be revised.
Upon re-checking of results by a second microscopist, some false positive results were recorded as negative, which is not unexpected given that most false positives had very low numbers of bacilli.
Slide quality control was conducted by re-reading 10% of slides selected randomly, and discordant results were referred to a third microscopist.
