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Performance of PNAEQ participant’s results for HIV and HCV infection in the First EQA round 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 The Portuguese National External Quality Assessment Program (PNAEQ) has been collaborating with Labquality since 2002. One of the first schemes distributed to PNAEQ participants was for HIV laboratory tests, followed by HCV laboratory tests scheme in ...
Ana Paula Faria +6 more
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Diagnostics, 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
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An approach for estimating measurement uncertainty in medical laboratories using data from long-term quality control and external quality assessment schemes [PDF]
, 2017 The present study was prompted by the ISO 15189 requirements that medical laboratories should estimate measurement uncertainty (MU)
Aita, Ada +4 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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Possible Worlds in the Precipice: Why Leibniz Met Spinoza? [PDF]
, 2017 The main objective of the paper is to give initial answers to three important questions. Why did Leibniz visit Spinoza? Why did his preparation for this meeting include a modification of the ontological proof of God?
Vidinsky, Vassil
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Advances 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
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Model of implementing proficiency testing in Vietnam, a developing country
Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Backgrounds and aims: The aim of this study is to provide a good approach for a quantitative EQA scheme assigned value with limited resources. Materials and methods: Twelve lyophilized EQA items were distributed to participants in 2021 from North to ...
Hy Triet Van +3 more
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Implementation of a National Reference Laboratory for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Togo [PDF]
, 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
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Integrated model for the hydro-mechanical effects of vegetation against shallow landslides [PDF]
, 2014 Shallow landslides are instability events that lead to dramatic soil mass wasting in sloping areas and are commonly triggered by intense rainfall episodes.
Gonzalez-Ollauri, Alejandro +1 more
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External quality assessment of glycated hemoglobin in Iran: Comparison of five different commercial methods with two different total allowable errors [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2018 Background: Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measuring has a critical role in the monitoring and diagnosis of diabetes. So, the analytical performance of its measuring method must be acceptable.
Atabi Fereshteh, Mohammadi Reza
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