Reproducibility of HPV DNA testing by Hybrid Capture 2 in a screening setting: Intralaboratory and interlaboratory quality control in seven laboratories participating in the same clinical trial

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 716-721

  Carozzi, Francesca Maria ^a   Del Mistro, Annarosa ^b   Confortini, Massimo ^a   Sani, Cristina ^a   Puliti, Donella ^a   Trevisan, Rossana ^b   De Marco, Laura ^c   Tos, Anna Gillio ^c   Girlando, Salvatore ^d   Dalla Palma, Paolo ^d   Pellegrini, Antonella ^e   Schiboni, Maria Luisa ^e   Crucitti, Paola ^f   Pierotti, Paola ^f   Vignato, Alberta ^g   Ronco, Guglielmo ^h  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies CERMS   (Italy)

^d SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Soave Hospital   (Italy)

^h Center for Cancer Prevention CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cervical cancer; HC2; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Hybrid Capture 2; Quality control; Reproducibility; Screening

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

EID: 27444437156     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/84E5WHJQHK83BGQD     Document Type: Article

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