External quality assessment program for biochemical assays of human seminal plasma: a French 6-years experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 1999, despite a longstanding use, the WHO manual for the examination of human semen finally proposed to assay several biochemical components of the seminal plasma for a functional exploration of the male accessory glands. At the same time, an international effort was made to standardize laboratory tests and to increase their performance through ISO 15189 accreditation. In this setting, participation to relevant external quality assessment (EQA) schemes is an essential requirement for laboratories. To fulfil this injunction, we have organized an EQA program for seminal biochemistry using presumed commutable samples. In this study, we aimed to report an overview of the French laboratory offer, the kinds of assays used, their performance as well as their likelihood of sa

SUBMITTER: Hamdi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7670731 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature