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Implementation of a National Reference Laboratory for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Togo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: In a previous study PCR analysis of clinical samples from suspected cases of Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) from Togo and external quality assurance (EQA) for local microscopy were conducted at an external reference laboratory in Germany.
Amekuse, Komi   +20 more
core   +3 more sources

External Quality Assessment Program for Next-Generation Sequencing-Based HIV Drug Resistance Testing: Logistical Considerations

open access: yesViruses, 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
doaj   +1 more source

An update on quality control for the PFA-100/PFA-200

open access: yesPlatelets, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Quality assurance for HIV point-of-care testing and treatment monitoring assays

open access: yesAfrican 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
doaj   +1 more source

External quality assessment of AFB smear microscopy performances and its associated factors in selected private health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

open access: yesThe 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
doaj   +1 more source

Experimentação multissensorial para ensino de Cinética e Cinemática na perspectiva do aluno deficiente visual: Relato de experiência de oficinas pedagógicas

open access: yesRevista Insignare Scientia, 2021
Neste artigo são apresentados os resultados obtidos durante a aplicação de oficinas pedagógicas que inseriram tópicos de Cinética Química e Cinemática em aulas de Ciências no nono ano do Ensino Fundamental.
Maura Luise Bruckchem Peixoto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Semantic Bidirectionalization Revisited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A bidirectional transformation is a pair of mappings between source and view data objects, one in each direction. When the view is modified, the source is updated accordingly with respect to some laws.
Najd, Shayan, Wang, Meng
core   +1 more source

Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Is the Leading External Quality Assurance Predictor of ISO15189 Compliance for Pathology Laboratories

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
Pathology results are central to modern medical practice, informing diagnosis and patient management. To ensure high standards from pathology laboratories, regulators require compliance with international and local standards. In Australia, the monitoring
Brett A. Lidbury   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization conditions of UV-C radiation combined with ultrasound-assisted extraction of cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) lycopene extract

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Studies, 2019
The aim of this work was to study the effect of UV-C radiation on ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE) of cherry tomato bioactive compounds. Cherry tomatoes were exposed to two UV-C radiation doses (0.5 and 1.0 J cm−2 ) and stored at 20 ± 0 ...
Alexandre R. Lima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spanish society of laboratory medicine external quality assurance programmes: evolution of the analytical performance of clinical laboratories over 30 years and comparison with other programmes

open access: yesAdvances in Laboratory Medicine, 2020
The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution of the analytical performance of the laboratories participating in the Spanish society of laboratory medicine (SEQCML) external quality assurance (EQA) programmes during its 30 years of operation ...
Perich Carmen   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

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