Re-testing as a method of implementing external quality assessment program for COVID-19 real time PCR testing in Uganda
Erick Jacob Okek,
Fredrick Joshua Masembe,
Jocelyn Kiconco
et al.
Abstract:Background
Significant milestones have been made in the development of COVID19 diagnostics Technologies. Government of the republic of Uganda and the line Ministry of Health mandated Uganda Virus Research Institute to ensure quality of COVID19 diagnostics. Re-testing was one of the methods initiated by the UVRI to implement External Quality assessment of COVID19 molecular diagnostics.
Method
participating laboratories were required by UVRI to submit their already tested and archived nasopharyngeal samples an… Show more
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