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External quality assessment (EQA) for tumor mutational burden: results of an international IQN path feasibility pilot scheme. [PDF]

Virchows Arch, 2023
Esposito Abate R, Cheetham MH, Fairley JA, Pasquale R, Sacco A, Nicola W, Deans ZC, Patton SJ, Normanno N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Factors influencing between-laboratory variability of C-reactive protein results as evidenced by the Belgian External Quality Assessment(EQA) Scheme29 [PDF]

, 1994
Based on results from the Belgian External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme, we studied the main factors affecting the between-laboratory variation of C-reactive protein determination. Participants using homogeneous systems with several calibration points
C.L. Struway, J.C. Libeer, A. L\u27Hoir, J.P. Chapelle, A. Albert, C. Gyssels, N. Devleeschouwer   +6 more
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Determination of the Assigned Values of Blood Cells by an Impedance Method for Hematological Reference Samples Used in Hematology External Quality Assessment (EQA) Programs. [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2022
Vo NN, Tran HT, Nguyen THP, Vu DD, Vo TS, Nguyen TH.   +5 more
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Evaluating Quality Management and Diagnostics Microbiology Performance Within an International External Quality Assessment (EQA) Program Serving National One Health Sector Reference Laboratories Across Asia: Experience Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis, 2023
Abegaz FA, Dos Santos PT, Mogeni OD, Guarnacci T, Poudyal N, Hong J, Kwon SY, Braae R, Prathan R, Tongkum TL, Kamjumpho W, Chuanchuen R, Marks F, Hendriksen RS, Holm M.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of eleven distributions over 6 years

Malaria Journal
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends parasite-based diagnosis of malaria before treatment. The use of nucleic-acid amplification (NAAT) for detection of Plasmodium spp.
Rebecca M. Thomson, Jane A. Cunningham, Michelle M. Gatton, Sean C. Murphy, Maria de la Paz Ade, Xavier C. Ding, Sandra Incardona, Eric Legrand, Naomi Lucchi, Didier Menard, Samuel L. Nsobya, Agatha C. Saez, Jaya Shrivastava, Peter L. Chiodini   +13 more
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External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Safety Area (PNAEQ-1S Segurança Laboratorial 2023) [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: The National External Quality Assessment Program (PNAEQ) provides tools for carrying out external quality assessment in Laboratory Safety area.
Pires, Ana, Ventura, Catarina, Faria, Ana, Cardoso, Ana   +3 more
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Reference materials and external quality assessment for liquid biopsy assays: Expert opinions from the European Liquid Biopsy Society ctDNA workshop

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
The European Liquid Biopsy Society (ELBS) ctDNA Workshop in 2023 brought together 44 experts from various disciplines to discuss the current status and future needs for reference materials and external quality assessment (EQA) in cancer liquid biopsy ...
Zandra C. Deans, Jennifer Fairley, Simon J. Patton, Claudia Koch, Rodrigo A. Toledo, Klaus Pantel, Patrizio Giacomini, Ed Schuuring, Ellen Heitzer, Simon A. Joosse   +9 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 ...
Sciacovelli, Laura, Zardo, Lorena, Sandra Secchiero, Plebani, Mario, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani, Laura Sciacovelli, Secchiero, Sandra   +7 more
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Importance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay antigenic composition as revealed by the results of the Belgian external quality assessment (EQA) scheme. [PDF]

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 2022
Moerman A, Vernelen K, China B, Capron A, Bossche DVD, Mariën J, Ariën KK, Van Acker J, Delforge ML, Reynders M, Boel A, Depypere M, Van Gasse N, Vijgen S, Brauner J, Dujardin B, Padalko E.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nationwide implementation and evaluation of an external quality assessment program for HPV screening in Peru

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
In the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer, high-quality Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing is essential, especially in Peru where vaccination coverage remains incomplete. To ensure consistent nationwide test performance, the Peruvian HPV National
Pamela Rios-Monteza, Lesly Solis-Ponce, Susan Espetia, Carina Eklund, Laila Sara Arroyo Mühr, Joakim Dillner, Andrea Matos, Maribel Acuña, George Obregon   +8 more
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