External quality assessment schemes in bacteriology support public health in Germany-results from 2006 to 2023. [PDF]
Front Mol BiosciExternal Quality Assessment schemes (EQAS) are mandatory to ensure quality standards in diagnostic methods and achieve laboratory accreditation. As host institution for two German culture-based bacteriology EQAS (RV-A and RV-B), we investigated the ...
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Development of a novel pseudovirus-based quality control material for HIV-1 nucleic acid testing and its application in external quality assessment. [PDF]
Microbiol SpectrWith the widespread application of HIV-1 nucleic acid testing (NAT) in China, particularly in the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, ensuring the accuracy of NAT results through quality control has become critically important.
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Data connectivity: A critical tool for external quality assessment [PDF]
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016 Point-of-care (POC) tests have been useful in increasing access to testing and treatment monitoring for HIV. Decentralising testing from laboratories to hundreds of sites around a country presents tremendous challenges in training and quality assurance.
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External Quality Assessment for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005 ABSTRACT The use of molecular methods for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis is increasing in clinical laboratories. External quality assessment enables unbiased monitoring of the performance of laboratories in the detection of specific pathogens.
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Excellent capability for molecular detection of <i>Aedes</i>-borne dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses but with a need for increased capacity for yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis viruses: an external quality assessment in 36 European laboratories. [PDF]
J Clin MicrobiolMosquito-borne viruses represent a large global health burden. With geographic expansion of competent vectors for chikungunya virus (CHIKV), dengue virus (DENV), and Zika virus (ZIKV) in Europe, it is anticipated that the number of autochthonous cases of
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External Quality Assessment of Transporting Infectious Substances in Canada [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 1998 OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree of compliance with Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations for transporting infectious substances in Canada.DESIGN: A three‐phase study including observation of packages arriving at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provincial laboratory; observation of requested samples ...
Shelley M Tiffin, Michael A. Noble
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Longitudinal evaluation of external quality assessment results for CA 15-3, CA 19-9, and CA 125. [PDF]
Front Mol BiosciBackgroundTumor markers are established laboratory tools that help to diagnose, estimate prognosis, and monitor the course of cancer. For meaningful decision-making in patient care, it is essential that methods and analytical platforms demonstrate high ...
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External quality assessment. [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1992 Craig G. Simpson
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Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 2016 Introduction: Tajikistan has a laboratory network with three levels of tuberculosis (TB) laboratories. The external quality assessment (EQA) of sputum smear microscopy was implemented in 2007.
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Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings: Is the Stay-Put Tactic a Misjudgement or Magnificent Strategy?
Buildings, 2021 Historically, fire incidents in high-rise buildings reveal that Fire and Rescue Services frequently rely on the stay-put tactic (i.e., occupants of high-rise buildings should remain in their apartments) during an inferno.
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