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Establishing an External Quality Assessment (EQA) Program for Urinalysis in Medical Laboratories of Thailand. [PDF]

Indian J Clin Biochem, 2022
Thailand Association of Clinical Biochemists (TACB) introduced External Quality Assurance schemes (EQAs) for urinalysis (UA) using urine strips in medical laboratories of Thailand. The few available External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs on urinary microalbumin rarely include an evaluation of clinical cases.
Bordeerat NK, Fongsupa S, Dansethakul P, Rungpanitch U, Pidetcha P.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

The WHO AFRO external quality assessment programme (EQAP): Linking laboratory networks through EQA programmes

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016
External Quality Assessment (EQA) surveys performed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) revealed the need for the strengthening of publichealth microbiology laboratories, particularly for testing of epidemic-prone ...
Debrah I. Boeras, Rosanna W. Peeling, Philip Onyebujoh, Ali A. Yahaya, Hieronyma N. Gumede-Moeletsi, Jean B. Ndihokubwayo   +5 more
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External quality assessment (EQA) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing in primary laboratories in Germany. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2020
Abstract Background Worldwide, an increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been observed. Until now, no protocol for an external quality assessment (EQA) has been available for Germany. The German gonococcal resistance network (GORENET) performed an EQA of primary laboratories in Germany in order to assess quality of ...
Selb R, Jansen K, Eckardt M, Tamminga T, Dudareva S, Gassowski M, Graeber I, Guhl E, Heuer D, Buder S, GORENET EQA study group.   +10 more
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External Quality Assessment (EQA) of Molecular Detection of Zika Virus: Value of the 1st World Health Organization International Standard. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol, 2018
Baylis SA, McCulloch E, Wallace P, Donoso Mantke O, Niedrig M, Blümel J, Yue C, Nübling CM.   +7 more
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Development and implementation of National External Quality Assurance Programs in a One Health approach: The Armenian experience

One Health, 2021
Introduction: Early warning and objective evidence of systematic errors in laboratory diagnosis ensures evidence based corrective and preventive actions that instill patient safety and confidence.
Julius Manjengwa, Arsen Zakaryan, Arnaud Orelle, Vivian Fensham, Arihanta Razafindranovonar, Naira Aleksanyan, Nune Kotsinyan, Hrant Danielyan, Pertsh Tumanyan, Zaruhi Davtyan, Obert Kachuwaire, Antoine Pierson   +11 more
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Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Is the Leading External Quality Assurance Predictor of ISO15189 Compliance for Pathology Laboratories

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, Gus Koerbin, Alice M. Richardson, Tony Badrick   +3 more
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Data and performances evaluation of the SPIDIA-DNA Pan-European External Quality Assessment: 2nd SPIDIA-DNA laboratory report

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
doaj   +1 more source

Improving quality management of newborn screening in southwest China

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective Newborn screening (NBS) programs benefit tens of millions of infants worldwide each year. However, the extremely large screening populations and number of laboratories involved pose great challenges to maintaining high screening quality.
Chao-wen Yu, Xiao-yan He, Ke-xing Wan, Zhao-jian Yuan, Hao Liu, Juan Zhang, Shan Liu, Jing Yang, Lin Zou   +8 more
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Improvement of the quality of BRAF testing in melanomas with nationwide external quality assessment, for the BRAF EQA group [PDF]

BMC Cancer, 2013
Knowledge about tumour gene mutation status is essential for the treatment of increasing numbers of cancer patients, and testing quality has a major impact on treatment response and cost. In 2012, 4,629 tests for BRAF p.V600 were performed in France, in patients with melanomas.Two batches of unstained melanoma sections were sent, in May and November ...
Emile, Jean-François, Tisserand, Julie, Bergougnoux, Loic, Nowak, Frédérique, Faucher, Gladwys, Surel, Sylvie, Lamy, Aude, Lecorre, Delphine, Helias-Rodzewicz, Zofia, Hofman, Paul, Sabourin, Jean-Christophe, Laurent-Puig, Pierre   +11 more
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External quality assessment of dengue and chikungunya diagnostics in the Asia Pacific region, 2015

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2016
Objective: To conduct an external quality assessment (EQA) of dengue and chikungunya diagnostics among national-level public health laboratories in the Asia Pacific region following the first round of EQA for dengue diagnostics in 2013.
Li Ting Soh, Raynal C Squires, Li Kiang Tan, Kwoon Yong Pok, HuiTing Yang, Christina Liew, Aparna Singh Shah, John Aaskov, Sazaly Abubakar, Futoshi Hasabe, Lee Ching Ng, Frank Konings   +11 more
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