[Experience in the organization of work and pay by the brigade method in laboratory practice]

A specialized team for specific and nonspecific diagnosis of syphilis was created at the central serologic laboratory of the hospital of the Uzbek Research Institute for Dermatology and Venereology. The laboratory annually analyzes 350,000 serum samples. A principle for estimation of labor contribution coefficient has been developed, based on assessment of labor operations performed by each team member. Work on a team basis helped intensify the labor, improve the quality of serologic diagnosis by introducing present-day methods of investigation.