External quality assessment for the detection of HCV RNA, HIV RNA and HBV DNA in plasma by nucleic acid amplification technology: A novel approach

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Pisani, G ^a   Marino, F ^a   Cristiano, K ^a   Bisso, G M ^a   Mele, C ^a   Luciani, F ^a   Wirz, M ^a   Gentili, G ^a   Mazzucco, L ^b   Salvoni, G ^c   Suwgnasophon, C ^d   Oota, S ^e   Permpikul, P ^f   Jose, M ^g   Crollo, E ^h   Bellavita, P ⁱ   Sermisoni, R ⁱ   Gambelli, D ^j   Zucchini, A ^j   Tarditi, M ^k   Statuto, M ^l   Marini, M ^l   Di Giambattista, M ^l   Martinelli, L ^m   Reina, A ⁿ   Vaselli, G M ^l   Antonino, L ^l   Pecoroni, L ^o   Jarvis, L ^p   Peduzzi, C ^q   Vittorio, F ^l   Fruttero, M ^r   Lobbiani, A ^l   Lo Giudice, C ^s   Cantarella, S ^t   Strada, P ^t   Stecchina, M ^u   Pichl, L ^v   Giorgi, L ^w   Tonnarelli, P ^w   Cambie G ^x   Carne S ^y   Barin, P ^z   Gessoni, G ^z   Marchiori, G ^z   Chiodo, F ^aa   Vecchi, C ^ab   De Maria, M ^ab   Rujiwanitkul, S ^ac   De Felice, C ^ad   Ziano, M ^l   Scalia, V ^ae   Di Paola, P ^af   Iacone, A ^ag   Vacri, L ^l   Palla, P ^l   Catapano, R ^l   Calabrese, S ^l   Miceli, M ^l   Iudicone, P ^l   Solinas, S ^ah   Ursitti, A ^ai   Lotti, G ^aj   Bressan, F ^ak   Eiras, A ^al   Cabrera, J ^al   Manca, M ^am   Lentini, V ^an   Bivona, L ^an   Mariottini, C ^l   Velati, C ^l   Jork, C ^v   Valpreda, C ^ao   Manzini, P ^ao   Ghiazza, P ^l   Marafioti, F ^ap   Dello Russo, P ^l   Villalba, J ^aq   Bettini, M C ^ar   Dryla, A ^as   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ASO SS Antonio e Biagio   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d Army Institute of Pathology   (Thailand)

^e THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g Instituto Grifols   (Spain)

^h POLICLINICO   (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^j Kedrion SpA   (Italy)

^k ASL B   (Italy)

^l AO Civili ^*  (Italy)

^m Ospedale ULSS22   (Italy)

ⁿ BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^q CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^r MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^s G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^t UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^u ASS N 2 'Isontina'   (Italy)

^v Institute Springe   (Germany)

^w ASL 5   (Italy)

^x Az Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^y NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^z ULSS 12 Veneziana   (Italy)

^aa OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^ac Maharaj Nakornsrithamaraj Hosp

^ad CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ae Canadian Laboratory Services   (Canada)

^af Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia CTO   (Italy)

^ag AUSL   (Italy)

^ah POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^ai SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^aj CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ak Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^al Centro de Transfusion de Galicia   (Spain)

^am AUSL 1   (Italy)

^an Ospedali Civili Riuniti   (Italy)

^ao MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ap SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^aq Centro Transfusion de Valencia   (Spain)

^ar Azienda Sanitaria Ulss 6 Vicenza   (Italy)

^as BAXTER BIOSCIENCE   (Austria)

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Author keywords

External quality assessment; HBV DNA; HCV RNA; HIV RNA; NAT

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DNA, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 44849099574     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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