Marcel Kremser, Nathalie Weiss, Anne Kaufmann-Stoeck, Laura Vierbaum, Silke Kappler, Ingo Schellenberg, Andreas Hiergeist, Volker Fingerle, Michael Baier, Udo Reischl
BACKGROUND: Quality control (QC), quality assurance, and standardization are crucial for modern diagnostic testing in the field of medical microbiology. The need for efficient QC to ensure accurate laboratory results, treatment, and infection prevention has led to significant efforts in standardizing assay reagents and workflows. External quality assessment (EQA) schemes, like those offered by INSTAND, play a vital role in evaluating in-house and commercial routine diagnostic assays, regarded as mandatory by national and global guidelines...
2024: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences