Virology Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Division of Biomedical Informatics, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Med Res. 2022 Jan;155(1):86-90. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2433_21.
To implement the strategy of test, track and treat to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the number of real-time RT-PCR-based testing laboratories was increased for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in the country. To ensure reliability of the laboratory results, the Indian Council of Medical Research initiated external quality assessment (EQA) by deploying inter-laboratory quality control (ILQC) activity for these laboratories by nominating 34 quality control (QC) laboratories. This report presents the results of this activity for a period of September 2020 till November 2020. A total of 597 laboratories participated in this activity and 86 per cent of these scored ≥90 per cent concordance with QC laboratories. This ILQC activity showcased India's preparedness in quality diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2.
为实施检测、追踪和治疗策略以应对当前的 COVID-19 大流行,我国增加了基于实时 RT-PCR 的检测实验室数量,以诊断 SARS-CoV-2。为确保实验室结果的可靠性,印度医学研究理事会通过指定 34 个质量控制(QC)实验室开展实验室间质量控制(ILQC)活动,启动了外部质量评估(EQA)。本报告介绍了 2020 年 9 月至 2020 年 11 月期间该活动的结果。共有 597 家实验室参加了该活动,其中 86%的实验室与 QC 实验室的一致性得分≥90%。该 ILQC 活动展示了印度在 SARS-CoV-2 质量诊断方面的准备情况。