External Quality Assessment
External Quality Assessment Program for Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Diagnostic Virology
... An external quality assessment program for the evaluation of currently employed nucleic acid amplification methods was established by the members of the European Union (EU) Quality Control ...
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Multicenter External Quality Assessment of Molecular Methods for Detection of Human Herpesvirus 6
... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of laboratories for the detection and quantifi- cation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) by an external quality assessment (EQA) evaluation. The ...
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External Quality Assessment of a DNA Sequence Based Scheme for Epidemiological Typing of Legionella pneumophila by an International Network of Laboratories
... international external quality assessment (EQA) program to assess the perfor- mance of laboratories in genotyping Legionella pneumophila isolates using the standard European Working Group for ...
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External Quality Assessment of Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates by a Network of Laboratories
... The use of molecular methods for epidemiological typing of nosocomial bacterial pathogens has become a standard service for hospital infection control programs (24). It is also an im- portant tool for the surveillance of ...
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Multicenter Feasibility Study To Assess External Quality Assessment Panels for Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in South Africa
... External quality assessment (EQA) for the Xpert MTB/RIF assay is part of the quality system required for clinical and laboratory prac- ...Molecular Quality Control, ...the ...
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External Quality Assessment for Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Detection Using Armored RNA
... An external quality assessment (EQA) program for the molecular detection of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus was implemented by the National Center for Clinical Laboratories (NCCL) of China in June ...
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External quality assessment on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a non endemic setting
... and quality problems have been identified at the level of production, transport and storage as well as at the level of the end-user ’ s performance ...for quality assurance along the route from design to ...
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External quality assessment of malaria microscopy diagnosis among public health facilities in West Amhara Region, Ethiopia
... External quality assessment (EQA) is a quality assur- ance method for objectively checking the laboratory’s performance through panel testing, blinded recheck- ing of slides and on-site ...
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The Italian external quality assessment for RAS testing in colorectal carcinoma identifies methods related inter laboratory differences
... the External Quality Assessment (EQA) of the laboratories performing these analyses is considered an essential step to ensure inter- laboratory consistency and to obtain the harmonization and ...
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Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): an external quality assessment of medical entomology laboratories in the MediLabSecure Network
... External quality assessments (EQA) have for decades been regularly implemented in medical laboratories to appraise a wide range of analyses ...the quality of routine laboratory work and ensuring the ...
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External Quality Assessment for Molecular Detection of Bordetella pertussis in European Laboratories
... Although PCR assays for the detection of B. pertussis are routinely performed in diagnostic laboratories, no external quality assessment (EQA) program has so far been described. In order to define ...
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HbA1c External Quality Assessment: Commutable vs Noncommutable Samples
... diabetes. External quality assessment (EQA) is a way for evaluating laboratory performance in measuring ...commutable quality control (QC) samples is ...
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Variable Sensitivity in Molecular Detection of Zika Virus in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, November 2016
... Due to the high number of travelers between areas where ZIKV is endemic and Europe, importation of ZIKV to Europe through viremic individuals is not uncommon. From June 2015 to 27 January 2017, 21 European Union ...
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External Quality Assessment for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
... laboratories. External quality assessment enables unbiased monitoring of the performance of laboratories in the detection of specific ...National External Quality Assessment ...
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SMS photograph based external quality assessment of reading and interpretation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
... EQA: External quality assessment(s); HF: Health facility; HRP2: Histidine-rich protein II; HW: Health worker; IFU: The instructions for use; INRB: Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale; ITM: ...
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External Quality Assessment of Haemoglobin Measurement: A Comparison of Different Analysers
... The utilization of clinical laboratory test results in the diagnostic decision making process forms an essential aspect of clinical medicine. Inconsistent and unreliable laboratory test results may have severe effects on ...
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Ten Years of External Quality Assessment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Quantification
... An external quality assessment scheme for the molecular quantification of HIV-1 RNA was intro- duced by the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service for ...
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External quality assessment of malaria microscopy diagnosis in selected health facilities in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
... The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cross-checking of blood slides. A sample of routine blood slides is sent to the reference laboratory, where it is checked for accuracy. External quality ...
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External Quality Assessment for the Determination of Diphtheria Antitoxin in Human Serum
... Accurate determination of diphtheria toxin antibodies is of value in determining the rates of immunity within broad populations or the immune status of individuals who may be at risk of infection, by assessing responses ...
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Performance of Different Mono and Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests on a Multipathogen External Quality Assessment Panel
... An external quality assessment (EQA) panel consisting of a total of 48 samples in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or trans- port medium was prepared in collaboration with Quality Control ...
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