Improvement in serological diagnosis of pertussis by external quality assessment.

CONCLUSION: The three EQA rounds have resulted in greater harmonization in methods among different laboratories, showing a significant improvement of the ELISA methods used for serodiagnosis of pertussis.
PMID: 30990403 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Markey K, Douglas-Bardsley A, Asokanathan C, Fry NK, Barkoff AM, Bacci S, Ködmön C, He Q Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research