Discussion on Influence to Testing Capacity by Instrument Configuration in a Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Objectives Through the statistics and analysis of instrument configuration and testing capacity in center for disease control and prevention (CDC) in Beijing Tongzhou district, we discussed the influence of instrument configuration on testing capacity in grass-root CDC, and hope to provide reference for better implementation of the detection work, so as to provide advice for government departments responsible for CDC system construction.

Methods Survey instrument configuration and testing capacity in Tongzhou district CDC using excel 2010 count, then make a comparative analysis among the standard from Ministry of Health, CDC performance appraisal standard and Beijing district CDC standard.

Results The rates of instrument configuration of A, B and C types were 73.7%, 29.2% and 24.1% respectively by the national standard in Tongzhou CDC, the overall standardizing rates was 54.4%; if compared with the standard of Beijing district CDC, the standardizing rates was 45.0%. The implementation rates of testing projects of A type was 60.2%, instrument deficiency accounted for 28.9% in the reasons for uncarried projects.

Conclusions There is a a big gap in the instrument configuration rate and the rate of testing projects, compared with the standard, instrument shortage has a serious bad impact on the testing capacity. We should make use of all kinds of resource, make sure the equipment investment for maintaining a good testing capacity and a better development of public health inspection work.