First round of external quality assessment of dengue diagnostics in the WHO Western Pacific Region, 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Accurate laboratory testing is a critical component of dengue surveillance and control. The objective of this programme was to assess dengue diagnostic proficiency among national-level public health laboratories in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region.

Methods

Nineteen national-level public health laboratories performed routine dengue diagnostic assays on a proficiency testing panel consisting of two modules: one containing commercial serum samples spiked with cultured dengue viruses for the detection of nucleic acid and non-structural protein 1 (NS1) (Module A) and one containing human serum samples for the detection of anti-dengue virus antibodies (Module B). A review of logistics arrangements was also conducted.

Results

All 16 labora

SUBMITTER: Pok KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4542490 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature