Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated pharyngeal samples
Examinations
Antigen detection
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 samples: lyophilised faecal.
Examinations
Antigen detection.
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated urine samples
Examinations
Legionella antigen detection
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated urine specimens
Examinations
S. pneumoniae antigen detection
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 swab samples. Samples also include normal flora
Examinations
Direct nucleic acid detection
Important Notes
The samples contain hDNA. See also product 5594 for S. agalactiae (GBS) culture. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated swab/urine samples, 2 mL.
Examinations
Detection of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae nucleic acid.
Important Notes
See also scheme 5302 Sexually transmitted diseases multiplex, nucleic acid detection. The samples contain hDNA.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 liquid serum or plasma samples, 0.4 mL.
Examinations
C. pneumoniae IgA, IgG, IgM antibodies, post-analytical clinical interpretation.
Important Notes
EQA3 scheme.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 human serum or plasma samples, 0.5 mL. Authentic, commutable samples from a single human donor or occasionally simulated samples.
Examinations
Dengue virus IgG and IgM antibodies, Dengue virus antigen (NS1) and post-analytical clinical interpretation.
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 liquid human plasma or serum samples, 0.5 mL
Examinations
Zika virus IgG, Zika virus IgM, clinical interpretation
Important Notes
Zika virus serology for infection diagnosis and surveillance. Two rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 liquid human plasma samples, 0.5 mL. Authentic commutable samples: each batch originates from a single human donor
Examinations
MonAb
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. EBV mononucleosis screening tests. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 liquid human plasma samples, 1.4 mL. Authentic commutable samples: each batch originates from a single human donor
Examinations
EBNA AbG, EBV VCA AbG, EBV VCA AbM, IgG Avidity and post-analytical clinical interpretation
Important Notes
Comprehensive EBV-specific antibody testing including avidity for infection staging. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 liquid human plasma samples, 0.7 mL. Authentic commutable samples: each batch originates from a single human donor.
Examinations
Cytomegalovirus IgG, IgM and total antibodies, IgG avidity and post-analytical clinical interpretation.
Important Notes
EQA3 scheme.