National External Quality Assessment Schemes for microbiology, parasitology, and virology in Europe |
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Authors: | Tania Crucitti |
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Institution: | (1) Scientific Institute of Public Health-Louis Pasteur, 14 Juliette Wytsmanstreet, 1050 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: tcrucitti@iph.fgov.be Tel.: +02-642-55 29 Fax: +02-642-56 45, BE |
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Abstract: | Quality assurance is an important aspect of laboratory management. One of the activities involved is the participation in
external quality assessment (EQA) schemes by the clinical laboratory. These EQA schemes should be organised according to well-defined
guidelines, such as the ESO/IEC Guide 43. The present work provides an inventory of the EQA schemes organised in Europe. The
schemes are related to the fields of bacteriology, parasitology and virology. For each field various surveys have been organised.
Data such as the number of participants, frequency of survey and number of samples in a survey are presented. The nature and
way of manufacturing the control material is specified. |
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Keywords: | External Quality Assessment Schemes External quality control Microbiology laboratory |
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