title: Components of quality control.
abstract: The purpose of a control is to aid the operator in deciding whether an analytical system is producing reliable results for a given assay, and ultimately whether to release the results. This unit presents information on the techniques for determining when results are in control or out of control.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Cytometric Consulting, Ballwin, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity