External quality assessment for laboratory testing of HLA‐B*15:02 allele in relation to carbamazepine therapy
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DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22242
Abstract: Due to the significant risk of developing Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), the use of carbamazepine is not recommended in patients carrying the human leukocyte antigen B (HLA‐B) *15:02 allele. In an… read more here.
Keywords: carbamazepine; quality assessment; hla allele; external quality ... See more keywords
Development of an SI traceable value assigned amino acid matrix-matched material to underpin European external quality assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s00216-025-05793-4
Abstract: Plasma amino acid analysis plays a vital role in monitoring inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs), such as phenylketonuria (PKU), where dietary therapy is the cornerstone of management and patients are regularly monitored using blood or plasma… read more here.
Keywords: value; phenylalanine; external quality; amino acid ... See more keywords
International external quality assurance of JAK2 V617F quantification
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DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3570-8
Abstract: External quality assurance (EQA) programs are vital to ensure high quality and standardized results in molecular diagnostics. It is important that EQA for quantitative analysis takes into account the variation in methodology. Results cannot be… read more here.
Keywords: jak2 v617f; jak2; external quality; quantification ... See more keywords
Setting up an external quality assessment scheme to assess the effectiveness of microbiology testing currently carried out in heart valve banking
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DOI: 10.1007/s10561-025-10170-7
Abstract: Human heart valve homografts, usually donated after death, are banked worldwide to facilitate reconstructive cardiac surgery, which is a necessary procedure to repair both congenital and acquired cardiac defects. Donations of substances of human origin… read more here.
Keywords: microbiology; heart; external quality; quality assessment ... See more keywords
Analysis of the results of the SEIMC External Quality Control Program. Year 2016.
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DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(19)30175-2
Abstract: The External Quality Control Programme of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) includes controls for bacteriology, serology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteria, virology, molecular microbiology, and genotypic bacterial resistance. As in previous years,… read more here.
Keywords: microbiology; quality control; external quality; seimc external ... See more keywords
‘It’s paradoxical, but it works' – Towards ambidexterity in external quality assurance: the case of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical higher education
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2024.2407516
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article focuses on organizational responses to seemingly paradoxical mandates, in the context of external quality assurance in higher education. With the promulgation of the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis Gaudium in 2018, Roman Catholic ecclesiastical… read more here.
Keywords: quality; quality assurance; higher education; external quality ... See more keywords
External Quality Assessment Scheme for HIV-1 Drug-Resistance Genotyping in Thailand.
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DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0299
Abstract: The efficacy of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy can be compromised by the emergence and transmission of HIV-1 drug-resistant strains. HIV-1 drug-resistance (DR) genotypic testing thus plays an important role in the selection of optimal treatment regimens… read more here.
Keywords: drug resistance; drug; quality assessment; external quality ... See more keywords
Mapping the coverage, availability and uptake of External Quality Assessment programmes across One Health sectors in Asia
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab354
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Establishing effective external quality assessment (EQA) programmes is an important element in ensuring the quality of, and building capacity for, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) laboratory surveillance. Objectives To understand the current coverage of, and… read more here.
Keywords: external quality; health; quality; coverage ... See more keywords
External quality assurance (EQA) network in South and South-East Asia: experience and results from an international EQA programme in One Health sector reference laboratories
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf032
Abstract: Abstract Objectives External quality assurance (EQA) is an objective tool to assess laboratories’ diagnostic performance and their adherence to recognized international standards. External Quality Assessment in Asia (EQASIA) is an EQA network in South and… read more here.
Keywords: quality; eqa; one health; quality assurance ... See more keywords
European external quality assessments for identification, molecular typing and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky260
Abstract: Objectives We present the results of two European external quality assessments (EQAs) conducted in 2014 and 2016 under the auspices of the Study Group on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections of ESCMID. The objective was to… read more here.
Keywords: staphylococcus; detection; staphylococcus aureus; quality assessments ... See more keywords
Detection of antinuclear antibodies: a survey done by the European Organsation for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine.
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DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaf011
Abstract: INTRODUCTION A questionnaire was sent to immunology laboratories worldwide by the European Organisation for External Quality Assurance Providers in Laboratory Medicine to evaluate current practice with regard to how antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are routinely tested… read more here.
Keywords: assurance providers; quality assurance; laboratory medicine; providers laboratory ... See more keywords