In-house nucleic acid amplification assays in research: how much quality control is needed before one can rely upon the results?
Apfalter
Petra
P
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20/5P, 1090 Vienna, Austria. petra.apfalter@meduniwien.ac.at
Reischl
Udo
U
Hammerschlag
Margaret R
MR
D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity