Analysis of the results of the SEIMC External Quality Control Program. Year 2016.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)

Programa de Control de Calidad Externo SEIMC; Servicio de Microbiología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, España; Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.

Published: May 2019

The External Quality Control Programme of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) includes controls for bacteriology, serology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteria, virology, molecular microbiology, and genotypic bacterial resistance. As in previous years, the results obtained in 2016 confirm the excellent skill and good technical standards in the vast majority of clinical microbiology laboratories in Spain. However, erroneous results can be obtained in any laboratory and in clinically relevant determinations. Once again, the results of this programme highlight the need to implement both internal and external controls. Supplement information: This article is part of a supplement entitled «SEIMC External Quality Control Programme. Year 2016», which is sponsored by Roche, Vircell Microbiologists, Abbott Molecular and Francisco Soria Melguizo, S.A. © 2019 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. All rights reserved.

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