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Assessing the Quality of Serological Testing in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a European External Quality Assessment (EQA) Scheme for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol, 2021
Ast V, Costina V, Eichner R, Bode A, Aida S, Gerhards C, Thiaucourt M, Dobler G, Geilenkeuser WJ, Wölfel R, Neumaier M, Haselmann V.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A localized small-scale external quality assessment (EQA) for PCR testing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the molecular laboratories. [PDF]

J Virol Methods, 2022
Li RH, Wang QY.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Development and Implementation of an Internal Quality Control and External Quality Assessment Information System for a Regional Medical Laboratory Center: Pilot Design and Implementation Study [PDF]

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundThe Regional Medical Laboratory Center (RMLC) integrates laboratory departments from hospitals with different levels to optimize resource allocation, enhance testing efficiency, and promote the sharing of professional ...
Dayang Chen, Hongmei Mo, Yingying Zhang, Junlong Qin, Lijun Zhang, Changxian Jiang, Fuming Li, Xiuming Zhang, Tong Ou   +8 more
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External quality assessment for nucleic acid quantitative testing of human hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus in Chongqing, China: 2009–2024 [PDF]

Practical Laboratory Medicine
Background: To achieve the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030, accurate detection of HBV-DNA and HCV-RNA is crucial.
Yuanyuan Guo, Kun Wang, Liying Wang, Shuang Liu, Zhijie Li, Tian Li, Changchun Niu   +6 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
doaj   +1 more source

A framework for evaluating the frequency of external quality assessment challenges [PDF]

, 2022
Background and aims: No clear rules about the optimal frequency of organizing External Quality Assessment (EQA) rounds exist. More frequent challenges will facilitate faster responses and more reliable statistics.
Soumali, Mohamed Rida, Graham, Peter, Shepherd, Samantha, Badrick, Tony, Coucke, Wim   +4 more
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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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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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Harmonising EQA schemes the next frontier: Challenging the status quo [PDF]

, 2020
There is a focus on standardisation and harmonisation of laboratory results to reduce the risk of misinterpretation of patient results assayed in different laboratories.
Badrick, T, Stavelin, A
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