Inter-laboratory testing as a strategy for external quality assessment for qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time RT-PCR testing in India

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 init...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) India : 1994), 2022-01, Vol.155 (1), p.86-90
Main Authors: Kaur, Harmanmeet, Mukhopadhyay, Labanya, Aggarwal, Neeraj, Gupta, Nivedita, Narayan, Jitendra, Vijay, Neetu, Gupta, Swati, Rana, Salaj, Kaur, Jasmine, Kumar, Vinit, Singh, Harpreet
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Language:English
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0971-5916
DOI:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2433_21