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Data and performances evaluation of the SPIDIA-DNA Pan-European External Quality Assessment: 2nd SPIDIA-DNA laboratory report [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2016
Within the EU-SPIDIA project (www.spidia.eu), the quality parameters of blood genomic DNA were defined [SPIDIA-DNA: an External Quality Assessment for the pre-analytical phase of blood samples used for DNA-based analyses – [1]; Influence of pre ...
Francesca Malentacchi, Sara Pizzamiglio, Hady Ibrahim-Gawel, Mario Pazzagli, Paolo Verderio, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Ralf Wyrich, Stefania Gelmini   +7 more
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External Quality Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing: an ESGMD-SSM Pilot Trial across 15 European Laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2021
This first pilot trial on external quality assessment (EQA) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) whole-genome sequencing, initiated by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group ...
F. Wegner, T. Roloff, M. Huber, S. Cordey, A. Ramette, Y. Gerth, C. Bertelli, M. Stange, H. Seth-Smith, A. Mari, K. Leuzinger, L. Cerutti, K. Harshman, I. Xenarios, Philippe le Mercier, P. Bittel, S. Neuenschwander, O. Opota, Jonas Fuchs, M. Panning, Charlotte Michel, M. Hallin, T. Demuyser, R. D. de Mendonça, P. Savelkoul, J. Dingemans, B. M. van der Veer, S. A. Boers, E. Claas, Jordy P. M. Coolen, W. Melchers, M. Gunell, T. Kallonen, T. Vuorinen, A. Hakanen, Eva Bernhoff, M. A. Hetland, Hadar Golan Berman, S. Adar, J. Moran-Gilad, D. Wolf, S. Leib, O. Nolte, L. Kaiser, S. Schmutz, V. Kufner, M. Zaheri, A. Trkola, H. Aamot, H. Hirsch, G. Greub, A. Egli   +51 more
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Schemes and Performance Evaluation Criteria of Korean Association of External Quality Assessment (KEQAS) for Improving Laboratory Testing

Annals of Laboratory Medicine, 2021
External quality assessment (EQA) is important for evaluating clinical laboratories and enhancing their testing quality. EQA schemes are variable; thus, it is crucial that the EQA organizers share their experiences to continuously improve the EQA scheme.
Sollip Kim, Kyunghoon Lee, H. Park, Yong-Wha Lee, S. Chun, W. Min   +5 more
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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.
Andrew Oyen Arewa, Abdullahi Ahmed, David J. Edwards, Chizaram Nwankwo   +3 more
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External quality assessment for dual detection of HBsAg and anti-HCV in serum [PDF]

Pharmaceutical Sciences Asia, 2022
Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) assays have been performed in most laboratories using a variety of analytical methods with different reagents for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening1-2 ...
Nguyen Thi Minh Thuan, Le Tran Bao Uyen, Le Duy Hoang Chuong, Tran Ton   +3 more
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First Serbian external quality assessment to detect Trichinella larvae in meat by the Magnetic Stirrer Method [PDF]

Veterinarski Glasnik, 2019
Introduction. Inter-laboratory comparative testing must be conducted under the direction of the National Reference Laboratory for Trichinella in each Member State of the EU with the aim to ensure the quality of the approved digestion method and to ...
Vasilev Saša, Ilić Nataša, Sofronić-Milosavljević Ljiljana   +2 more
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International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2020
Laboratory preparedness with quality-assured diagnostic assays is essential for controlling the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. We conducted an external quality assessment study with inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
V. Matheeussen, V. Corman, O. Donoso Mantke, E. Mcculloch, C. Lammens, H. Goossens, Daniela Niemeyer, P. Wallace, P. Klapper, H. Niesters, C. Drosten, M. Ieven   +11 more
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External quality assessment demonstrates that PD‐L1 22C3 and SP263 assays are systematically different

The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, 2020
PD‐L1 inhibitors are part of first line treatment options for patients with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer. PD‐L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays act as either a companion or a complementary diagnostic. The purpose of this study is to describe the
Andrew Dodson, Suzanne Parry, Birgit Lissenberg‐Witte, Alex Haragan, David Allen, Anthony O'Grady, Emma McClean, Jamie Hughes, Keith Miller, Erik Thunnissen   +9 more
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Variability of cycle threshold values in an external quality assessment scheme for detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome by RT-PCR

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Objectives The qualitative results of SARS-CoV-2 specific real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR are used for initial diagnosis and follow-up of Covid-19 patients and asymptomatic virus carriers.
C. Buchta, I. Görzer, P. Chiba, Jeremy V. Camp, H. Holzmann, E. Puchhammer-Stöckl, M. Mayerhofer, Mathias M. Müller, S. Aberle   +8 more
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Performance of Mali's biosafety level 3 laboratory in the external quality assessment in preparedness of laboratory accreditation and support to clinical trials

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020
Background: The external quality assessment (EQA) or external quality control is an evaluation conducted by a certified external organization to inquire about the quality of the results provided by a laboratory.
N Coulibaly, B Kone, M Sanogo, A C G Togo, B Diarra, Y S Sarro, A B Cisse, O Kodio, G Coulibaly, M Kone, B Baya, M Maiga, D Dabitao, M Belson, S Dao, S Diallo, M Diakite, A H Babana, S Doumbia   +18 more
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