International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020

Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin
Veerle MatheeussenRECOVER project and collaborating networks

Abstract

Laboratory preparedness with quality-assured diagnostic assays is essential for controlling the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. We conducted an external quality assessment study with inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) samples to support clinical laboratories with a proficiency testing option for molecular assays. To analyse SARS-CoV-2 testing performance, we used an online questionnaire developed for the European Union project RECOVER to assess molecular testing capacities in clinical diagnostic laboratories.

References

Jan 25, 2005·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Christian DrostenMatthias Niedrig
Jan 30, 2020·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·Victor M CormanChristian Drosten
Mar 12, 2020·Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin·Susanne PfefferleMarc Lütgehetmann
May 19, 2020·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·Veerle MatheeussenUNKNOWN RECOVER consortium

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Oct 8, 2020·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine : CCLM·Mary Kathryn BohnGiuseppe Lippi
Dec 16, 2020·PLoS Biology·Martin A M ReijnsAndrew P Jackson
Feb 9, 2021·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine : CCLM·Christoph BuchtaStephan W Aberle
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Mar 13, 2021·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·A E JääskeläinenS Kurkela
Apr 8, 2021·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine : CCLM·Mario Plebani
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Dec 4, 2020·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·T JeffersonC Heneghan
Nov 12, 2021·Infectious Diseases and Therapy·Miguel J MartínezCliment Casals-Pascual

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR

Software Mentioned

SAS
EQA
RECOVER

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