Internal quality control in serological tests for syphilis.
The importance of syphilis serological tests demands that laboratory reports are reliable. Internal quality control applied to the organisation of a syphilis serology service improves laboratory bench performance and reporting. Described here are internal quality control procedures of a department that serves a genitourinary medicine clinic and conducts 70 000 tests a year to investigate for syphilis.
D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014944:World Health Organization