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Internal quality control in serological tests for syphilis.

G D Wasley
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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.

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Fluorescent Antibody TechniqueHemagglutination TestsHumansQuality ControlReference StandardsSpecimen HandlingSyphilis SerodiagnosisWorld Health OrganizationJournal Article

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G D Wasley. 1985. Internal quality control in serological tests for syphilis.. https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.61.2.88

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