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Interpretation of EQA results and EQA-based trouble shooting [PDF]
Biochemia Medica, 2017 Important objectives of External Quality Assessment (EQA) is to detect analytical errors and make corrective actions. The aim of this paper is to describe knowledge required to interpret EQA results and present a structured approach on how to handle deviating EQA results. The value of EQA and how the EQA result should be interpreted depends on five key
Berge Kristensen, Gunn Berit +1 more
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Demystifying EQA statistics and reports [PDF]
Biochemia Medica, 2017 Reports act as an important feedback tool in External Quality Assessment (EQA). Their main role is to score laboratories for their performance in an EQA round. The most common scores that apply to quantitative data are Q- and Z-scores. To calculate these scores, EQA providers need to have an assigned value and standard deviation for the sample.
Coucke, Wim, Rida Soumali, Mohamed
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External Quality Assessment for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Drug Resistance in the European Union: A Five Year Multicentre Implementation Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BACKGROUND:External quality assurance (EQA) systems are essential to ensure accurate diagnosis of TB and drug-resistant TB. The implementation of EQA through organising regular EQA rounds and identification of training needs is one of the key activities ...
Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy +8 more
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Formation and Evaluation of Complete Blood Count Proficiency Testing Program
Hematology Reports, 2022 Introduction: The haematology external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is the most commonly used service of quality assurance. The provision of complete blood count (CBC) materials must meet the quality requirements at a reasonable cost.
Huy Quang Vu +6 more
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Viruses, 2020 Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is likely to become the new standard method for HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) genotyping. Despite the significant advances in the development of wet-lab protocols and bioinformatic data processing pipelines, one often ...
Hezhao Ji +6 more
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Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To evaluate the laboratory's NAT ability by analyzing the feedback reports of nucleic acid test (NAT) results of external quality assessment (EQA) of National Center for Clinic Laboratories (NCCL), so as to improve the laboratory management ...
Yuena XIE +4 more
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Foods, 2022 Native potato starch has a semi-crystalline structure associated with a low glycemic index. Microwave vacuum drying (MWVD) produces crispy snacks under mild temperatures, reducing starch structural changes.
Aline Iamin Gomide +3 more
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An update on quality control for the PFA-100/PFA-200
Platelets, 2018 Testing of platelet function comprises a crucial element of hemostasis assessment, particularly for investigations into bleeding and/or bruising. The Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA)-100 is the most utilized primary hemostasis-screening test system ...
Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Roslyn Bonar
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Quality assurance for HIV point-of-care testing and treatment monitoring assays
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016 In 2015, UNAIDS launched the 90-90-90 targets aimed at increasing the number of peopleinfected with HIV to become aware of their status, access antiretroviral therapies and ultimatelybe virally suppressed.
Adrienne F.A. Meyers +6 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 Tuberculosis (TB) is still a public health problem in sub Saharan African countries. In resource-limited settings, TB diagnosis relies on sputum smear microscopy, with low and variable sensitivities, especially in paucibacillary pediatric and HIV ...
Lemi Mosissa +5 more
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