External quality assessments for microbiologic diagnosis of diphtheria in Europe.
J Clin Microbiol
; 52(12): 4381-4, 2014 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25297336
ABSTRACT
The European Diphtheria Surveillance Network (EDSN) ensures the reliable epidemiological and microbiologic assessment of disease prevalence in the European Union. Here, we describe a survey of current diagnostic techniques for diphtheria surveillance conducted across the European Union and report the results from three external quality assessment (EQA) schemes performed between 2010 and 2014.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Difteria
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Ensaio de Proficiência Laboratorial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article