Three years of multi-laboratory external quality control for the molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in amniotic fluid in France

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 430-433

  Bastien, P ^a   Jumas Bilak, E ^a,b   Varlet Marie, E ^a   Marty, P ^c,d   Bessieres M H ^d   Cassaing, S ^d   Bonnin, A ^d   Bretagne, S ^d   Cimon, B ^d   Darde M L ^d   Delhaes, L ^d   Duong, T H ^d   Filisetti, D ^d   Flori, P ^d   Fortier, B ^d   Villena, I ^d   Franck, J ^d   Gangneux, J P ^d   Miegeville, M ^d   Millet, P ^d   Paris, L ^d   Pelloux, H ^d   Brenier Pinchart, M P ^d   Peyron, F ^d   Quinio, D ^d   Roux, P ^d   Thulliez, P ^d   Vergnaud, M ^d   Yera, H ^d   more..

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; External quality control; Molecular diagnostics; PCR; Quality assurance; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33847768747     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01642.x     Document Type: Article

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