The impact of laboratory characteristics on molecular detection of respiratory syncytial virus in a European multicentre quality control study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1173-1176

  Meerhoff, T J ^a   Mackay, W G ^b   Meijer, A ^a,c   Paget, W J ^a   Niesters, H G M ^d   Kimpen, J L L ^e   Schellevis, F ^a,f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD)   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Europe; Multicentre; Nucleic amplification technique; Quality control; Respiratory syncytial virus; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EUROPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS;

EID: 57649185459     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02100.x     Document Type: Article

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