Quality in the molecular microbiology laboratory

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 943, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-79

  Wallace, Paul S ^a   MacKay, William G ^a  

^a Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External quality assessment; Proficiency testing; Quality assurance; Quality control; Validation and verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84870482304     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-353-4_3     Document Type: Article

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