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Laboratory diagnosis of the rare anaemias: external quality assessment benefits patient care

Thalassemia Reports, 2013
Since its introduction in the 1960s, external quality assessment has developed to become an essential component of the quality management system of the diagnostic laboratory.
Barbara De La Salle, Andrea Mosca, Renata Paleari, Vasileios Rapanakis, Keith Hyde   +4 more
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Results of the National External Quality Assessment for Toxoplasmosis Serological Testing in China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Toxoplasmosis is typically diagnosed by serologic testing. External quality assessment (EQA) of clinical laboratories could ensure the accuracy and reliability of serological tests.
Kuo Zhang, Lunan Wang, Guigao Lin, Yu Sun, Rui Zhang, Jiehong Xie, Jinming Li   +6 more
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External Quality Assessment Program for Next-Generation Sequencing-Based HIV Drug Resistance Testing: Logistical Considerations

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, Neil Parkin, Feng Gao, Thomas Denny, Cheryl Jennings, Paul Sandstrom, Rami Kantor   +6 more
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External quality assurance of malaria nucleic acid testing for clinical trials and eradication surveillance. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Nucleic acid testing (NAT) for malaria parasites is an increasingly recommended diagnostic endpoint in clinical trials of vaccine and drug candidates and is also important in surveillance of malaria control and elimination efforts.
Sean C Murphy, Cornelus C Hermsen, Alexander D Douglas, Nick J Edwards, Ines Petersen, Gary A Fahle, Matthew Adams, Andrea A Berry, Zachary P Billman, Sarah C Gilbert, Matthew B Laurens, Odile Leroy, Kristen E Lyke, Christopher V Plowe, Annette M Seilie, Kathleen A Strauss, Karina Teelen, Adrian V S Hill, Robert W Sauerwein   +18 more
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Italian National Survey of Blood Donors: External Quality Assessment (EQA) of Syphilis Testing [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010
ABSTRACT The detection of syphilis among blood donors may reveal high-risk sexual behavior, which can go unreported at the time of donor selection and compromise the safety of the donated blood. In Italy, blood is collected, tested, and distributed by transfusion services (TSs), which also perform outpatient transfusions ...
Francesca, Vulcano, Luisa, Milazzo, Sabrina, Volpi, Mara Maria, Battista, Alessandra, Barca, Hamisa Jane, Hassan, Fulvia, Pimpinelli, Adele, Giampaolo   +7 more
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Quality Assessment of Tumor Marker Determinations: A Proposal for a Supraregional Scheme

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 1994
The use of tumor marker tests has increased progressively in the last decade concomitant with the advent of new monoclonal antibodies and their growing use in clinical oncology for various follow-up programs.
A. Piffanelli, M. Giganti, P. Colamussi, C. Cittanti, D. Pelizzola, R. Barozzi   +5 more
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Compatibility of stabilized whole blood products with CD4 technologies and their suitability for quality assessment programs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: CD4 T cell enumeration is the most widely used prognostic marker for management of HIV disease. Internal quality control and external quality assessment (EQA) programs are critical to ensure reliability of clinical measurements.
Tao Ding, Michèle Bergeron, Peggy Seely, Xuefen Yang, Tamsir O Diallo, Margot Plews, Paul Sandstrom, T Blake Ball, Adrienne F A Meyers   +8 more
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Assessment of expertise in morphological identification of mosquito species (Diptera, Culicidae) using photomicrographs

Parasite, 2022
Accurate identification of insect species is an indispensable and challenging requirement for every entomologist, particularly if the species is involved in disease outbreaks.
Rahola Nil, Günay Filiz, Öztürk Murat, Alten Bulent, Aqeehal Hanan A., Saadawi Walid K., Shaibi Taher, Kavran Mihaela, Petrić Dušan, Mitrović Jelena, Pajovic Igor, Velo Enkelejda, Kadriaj Përparim, Rogozi Elton, Jani Viola, Manucharyan Arsen, Paronyan Lusine, Sawalha Samer, M’ghirbi Youmna, Bouattour Ali, Rhim Adel, Ouni Ahmed, Samy Abdallah M., Abozeid Shaimaa, Sarih M’hammed, Assaid Najlaa, Arich Soukaina, Sokolovska Nikolina, Janceska Elizabeta, Benallal Kamal Eddine, Haddad Nabil, Zakhia Renée, Muja-Bajraktari Nesade, Sherifi Kurtesh, Arbaji Majeda, Marić Jelena, Santrac Violeta, Dolidze Nato, Boussès Philippe, Deblauwe Isra, Schaffner Francis, Robert Vincent   +41 more
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Multicenter external quality assessment program for PCR detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical and environmental specimens.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundMycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), a necrotizing disease of the skin, soft tissue and bone. PCR is increasingly used in the diagnosis of BU and in research on the mode of transmission and environmental reservoir
Miriam Eddyani, Caroline Lavender, Willem Bram de Rijk, Pieter Bomans, Janet Fyfe, Bouke de Jong, Françoise Portaels   +6 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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