External Quality Assessment for Zika Virus Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Brazil
dc.contributor.author | Fischer, Carlo | |
dc.contributor.author | Pedroso, Celia | |
dc.contributor.author | Mendrone, Alfredo | |
dc.contributor.author | Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo de | |
dc.contributor.author | Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos Rosário | |
dc.contributor.author | Ribeiro, Bergmann Morais | |
dc.contributor.author | Durigon, Edison Luiz | |
dc.contributor.author | Marques, Ernesto T.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Campos, Gubio S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Viana, Isabelle F.T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Levi, José Eduardo | |
dc.contributor.author | Scarpelli, Luciano Cesar | |
dc.contributor.author | Nogueira, Mauricio Lacerda | |
dc.contributor.author | Bastos, Michele de Souza | |
dc.contributor.author | Souza, Nathalia C. Santiago | |
dc.contributor.author | Khouri, Ricardo | |
dc.contributor.author | Lira, Sanny M. Costa | |
dc.contributor.author | Komninakis, Shirley Vasconcelos | |
dc.contributor.author | Baronti, Cécile | |
dc.contributor.author | Charrel, Rémi N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kümmerer, Beate M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Drosten, Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Niedrig, Matthias | |
dc.contributor.author | Netto, Eduardo Martins | |
dc.contributor.author | Drexler, Jan Felix | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-07T21:18:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-07T21:18:00Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-04-20 | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-05-17 | none |
dc.identifier.other | http://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reIF3sRGbVg2/PDF/268nTGyd3xvKc.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://edoc.rki.de/176904/3052 | |
dc.description.abstract | We conducted an external quality assessment of Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests in Brazil using a new Zika virus standard. Of 15 laboratories, 73% showed limited sensitivity and specificity. Viral load estimates varied significantly. Continuous quality assurance is needed to adequately estimate risk for Zika virus-associated disease and determine patient care. | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Robert Koch-Institut | |
dc.subject | surveillance | eng |
dc.subject | Brazil | eng |
dc.subject | Americas | eng |
dc.subject | viruses | eng |
dc.subject | Zika virus | eng |
dc.subject | diagnostics | eng |
dc.subject | real-time RT-PCR | eng |
dc.subject | vector-borne infections | eng |
dc.subject.ddc | 610 Medizin | |
dc.title | External Quality Assessment for Zika Virus Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Brazil | |
dc.type | periodicalPart | |
dc.identifier.urn | urn:nbn:de:0257-10058595 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3201/eid2405.171747 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2977 | |
local.edoc.container-title | Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
local.edoc.fp-subtype | Artikel | |
local.edoc.type-name | Zeitschriftenartikel | |
local.edoc.container-type | periodical | |
local.edoc.container-type-name | Zeitschrift | |
local.edoc.container-url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1747_article | |
local.edoc.container-publisher-name | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
local.edoc.container-volume | 24 | |
local.edoc.container-issue | 5 | |
local.edoc.container-year | 2018 |