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 of urinary methylmalonic acid quantification - results of a pilot study [PDF]
, 2007 This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 3.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work noncommercially, and license their derivative ...
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Serum 1,3-ßD-Glucan assay in the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease in neonates
Pediatric Reports, 2011 Invasive fungal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonate. The current study aims to assess the 1, 3-ßD-Glucan (BG) assay in a prospective analysis in neonates with suspected fungaemia.
Cheryl Anne Mackay +2 more
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Designing the structure and accreditation process of educational programs of medical universities [PDF]
مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی, 2022 Introduction: Accreditation is a powerful quality assurance instrument. In the higher health education system, since 2005, the issue of accreditation in four domains of institutions, programs, hospitals, and continuing education programs has been ...
Fariba Jokar +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)
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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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HIV Ag-Abdetection by ELISA: a retrospective analysis
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To conduct a retrospective analysis of HIV Ag-Ab detection by ELISA in our blood center, so as to provide reference for continuous improvement.
Liangxue WEN +3 more
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The role of the External Quality Assessment [PDF]
, 2010 External Quality Assessment (EQA) and Proficiency Testing (PT) are valuable tools in the quality improvement process. They provide objective evidence of laboratory competence for customers, accrediting bodies, and regulatory agencies, and serve as a ...
Laura Sciacovelli +3 more
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External quality assessment in resource–limited countries [PDF]
Biochemia Medica, 2017 Health laboratory services are a critical component of national health systems but face major operational challenges in resource-limited (RL) settings. New funding for health systems strengthening in RL countries has increased the demand for diagnostics and provided opportunities to address these constraints.
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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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