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Under the Korean Association of External Quality Assessment Service,autoimmune proficiency testings (PT) for six test items were performed in2018–2019 for laboratory quality improvement. We conducted two trials peryear and sent...
External quality assessment (EQA) trials of conventional newborn screeningtests for phenylketonuria, galactosemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia,maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, and congenital hypothyroidism,as well as extended newborn screening tests using tandem...
Background: Sputum Gram stains and cultures are standard tests for thediagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections. Analysis reports of the sputumquality are scarce in relation to cultures as well as...
Background: Laboratory tests in blood banks vary with respect to methods,equipment, and quality control according to the hospital’s environment.
Methods: We surveyed institutions that regularly participated in the Koreanassociation of external...
Background: Next-generation sequencing is a powerful technology thatallows simultaneous analysis of several genes but also demands a welldesignedquality management system owing to its complexity. We aimed toanalyze the results of...
Background: Two methods of counting cells in body fluids were compared;manual counting using a Neubauer chamber, and automated cell countingusing an XN-350 hematology analyzer.
Methods: Cells from 32 body fluid samples...