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
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
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
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
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
An International External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) to Assess the Diagnostic Performance of PCR Detection of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
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DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000003275
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the variation in methods and to determine whether an External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) for PCR-based detection of Acanthamoeba keratitis is valuable for the diagnostic process.… read more here.
Keywords: eqas; quality assessment; external quality; detection ... See more keywords
Evaluating an external quality assurance program for semen analysis in China during 2009–2020
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DOI: 10.1111/andr.13205
Abstract: Semen analysis (SA) plays a key role in guiding treatments of male reproductive diseases and infertility due to male factors; however, it remains challenging to conduct an accurate SA due to lack of standardization, highly… read more here.
Keywords: quality assurance; external quality; semen analysis; evaluating external ... See more keywords
Digital vs traditional: Are diagnostic accuracy rates similar for glass slides vs whole slide images in a non‐gynaecological external quality assurance setting?
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DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12552
Abstract: The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs introduced virtual microscopy cases into its cytopathology non‐gynaecological programme after a short pilot phase, to address the challenges of providing a purely glass slide‐based external… read more here.
Keywords: quality; non gynaecological; slide; external quality ... See more keywords
Advantages of external quality assessment‐EQA programs
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DOI: 10.1111/hae.14562
Abstract: The first external quality assessment (EQA) in Thrombosis and Haemostasis was elaborated over 20 years ago, and since then, several national and international EQA institutions have been established. read more here.
Keywords: quality assessment; external quality; eqa; assessment eqa ... See more keywords
External quality assessment of p210 BCR‐ABL1 transcript quantification by RT‐qPCR: Findings and recommendations
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DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12919
Abstract: External quality assessment (EQA) is an essential tool for quality assurance of analytical testing processes of p210 BCR‐ABL1 transcripts by RT‐qPCR. As an EQA provider, the National Center for Clinical Laboratories organized an EQA scheme… read more here.
Keywords: p210 bcr; external quality; bcr abl1;