Continuous monitoring of bovine spongiform encephalopathy rapid test performance by weak positive tissue controls and quality control charts

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 218-226

  Seuberlich, Torsten ^a   Hofmann, Martin A ^b   Juillerat, Valerie ^a   Boujon, Patrick ^c   Zurbriggen, Andreas ^a   Doherr, Marcus G ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health ^*  (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c LVET   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BSE; Control charts; Prions; Quality control; Rapid tests

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEAK POSITIVE TISSUE CONTROL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME;

BOVINAE;

EID: 59049101682     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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