Results of the National External Quality Assessment for Toxoplasmosis Serological Testing in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasmosis is typically diagnosed by serologic testing. External quality assessment (EQA) of clinical laboratories could ensure the accuracy and reliability of serological tests. We assessed the quality of toxoplasma serological assays in Chinese clinical laboratories by an EQA performed between 2004 and 2013 by the National Center for Clinical Laboratories.

Methodology and findings

EQA panels were prepared and shipped at room temperature to participating laboratories that employed toxoplasma IgG and IgM serological detection. By 2013, 5,384 EQA test reports for toxoplasma-specific IgM and 2,666 reports for toxoplasma-specific IgG were collected. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) and chemical immunofluorescent assays were the most commonly used detection meth

SUBMITTER: Zhang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4466578 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature