External Quality Control for Water Virology: Is It Feasible, Is It Worthwhile?

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
J. Sellwood ◽  
J. McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
External Quality Control ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Assurance Scheme ◽  
Quality Assurance Scheme

A pilot Study by eight UK laboratories demonstrated the feasibility and the value of a quality assurance scheme for virological testing of water and wastewater. However it also highlighted basic disadvantages of the test methods used.

Water virology external quality assurance scheme: experiences over four years

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 471-473
Author(s):  
J. Sellwood ◽  
J. Shore
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
Recreational Water ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Virus Recovery ◽  
Assurance Scheme ◽  
Quality Assurance Scheme ◽  
Stringent Quality

The Water Virology External Quality Assurance (EQA) Scheme has distributed samples containing enterovirus to the specialised virus laboratories in Britain which analyse recreational water. Duplicate samples were either assayed for direct virus count or added to 101 of water, concentrated to 10ml and then assayed for virus counts. Although similar counts were obtained in different laboratories on direct assays, a wide range of virus counts was reported after water processing. However, robust attention to method detail and stringent quality control has been shown to improve the consistency of virus recovery rates. The results of tests for enterovirus in recreational water can then be used with confidence.

scholarly journals Results of the First Italian External Quality Assurance Scheme for Somatic EGFR Mutation Testing in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Normanno ◽  
Carmine Pinto ◽  
GianLuigi Taddei ◽  
Marcello Gambacorta ◽  
Francesca Castiglione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Egfr Mutation ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Assurance Scheme ◽  
Quality Assurance Scheme ◽  
Egfr Mutation Testing

scholarly journals Pilot Experience with an External Quality Assurance Scheme for Acylcarnitines in Plasma/Serum

2016 ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
P. Ruiz Sala ◽  
G. Ruijter ◽  
C. Acquaviva ◽  
A. Chabli ◽  
M. G. M. de Sain-van der Velden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Pilot Experience ◽  
Assurance Scheme ◽  
Quality Assurance Scheme
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