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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Análisis de resultados del Programa de Control de Calidad Externo SEIMC. Año 2018

María Del Remedio Guna SerranoMarta PovedaNieves Orta MiraMaría Rosario OviesManuel Belda ÁLvarezConcepción Gimeno CardonaEnrique Ruiz De Gopegui Bordes

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0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryeducation030106 microbiology03 medical and health sciencesClinical microbiology0302 clinical medicineMolecular microbiologymedicineMedical physics030212 general & internal medicinebusiness

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This article provides an analysis of the results obtained in 2018 by the participants inscribed in the External Quality Control Programme of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), which includes controls for bacteriology, serology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteria, virology, molecular microbiology, and genotypic bacterial resistance. The results obtained in 2018 confirm the excellent skill and good technical standards found in the vast majority of Spanish clinical microbiology laboratories, as shown in previous editions. However, the programme again shows that erroneous results can be obtained in any laboratory and even in clinically relevant determinations. Once again, the results of this programme highlight the need to implement both internal and external controls, as in the SEIMC programme.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-01-01Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eimc.2020.02.009