Quality assurance
The maintenance of a quality management system is crucial to a laboratory for providing the correct test results every time.
Quality assurance
Important elements of a quality management system include:
- Documentation
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
- Quality Control samples
- External Quality Assessment Scheme
Quality control
Are procedures used in each assay to assure a test run is valid and results are reliable:
- Kit Controls
- Quality Control Samples
External quality assessment schemes (EQAS)
Aims to analyse the accuracy of the entire testing process from receipt of sample and testing of sample to reporting of results (also known as proficiency testing)
Related documents
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Organising EQAS Guidelines for HIV Serological Testing
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Report of 3rd Meeting of East African REQAS
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Related links
Publications
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Circonstances et modalités d’utilisation des tests d’infection récente pour estimer l’incidence de l’infection à HIV au niveau d’une population.
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When and how to use assays for recent infection to estimate HIV incidence at a population level
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HIV Rapid Assays: Operational Characteristics Report 16
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Key events
- WHO Prequalification of Medicines, Diagnostics and Vaccines: 6th Consultative Meeting with Stakeholders, 4-5 April 2011
- WHO Technical Working Group Meeting on CD 4 Technologies,17 -19 November 2009
- WHO Technical Working Group Meeting on Prequalification of HIV Virological Technologies, 21-23 September 2009
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