A modified quality control protocol for infectious disease serology based on the Westgard rules
Yuanfang Wang,
Xiaohan Li,
Dongdong Li
et al.
Abstract:When traditional statistical quality control protocols, represented by the Westgard protocol were applied to infectious disease serology, the rejection limits were questioned because of the high rejection probability. We first define the probability of false rejection (Pfr) and error detection (Ped) for infectious disease serology. QC data in 6 months were collected and the Pfr of each rule in the Westgard protocol and Rilibak protocol was evaluated. Then, as improvements, we chose different rules for negative… Show more
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