Diagnostics of cervical cytology
[Méhnyakcitológia diagnosztikája]
EPTIS factsheet 1278491 | Last revision 2026-03-19 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1278491 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1278491
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| PT provider | QualiCont In Vitro Diagnostic Quality Control Nonprofit Ltd. QualiCont In Vitro Diagnostic Quality Control Nonprofit Ltd. | ||||||
| Based in | Hungary | ||||||
| Language(s) | English, Hungarian | ||||||
| Remarks | All smears are available for participants only in digital form. a. Conventional smear 5 healthy and abnormal conventional smears per survey from routine cytology cases, stained according to Papanicolaou. Evaluation according to the Bethesda 2014 classification system via QualiCont's online ’Pathology Program’. After the evaluation, it is possible to review the annotated smears from the reference laboratory on the QualiCont site. A Certificate of participation is issued by QualiCont. b. LBC (liquid based sample) ThinPrep smear 5 healthy and abnormal conventional LBC smears per survey from routine cytology cases, stained according to Papanicolaou. Evaluation according to the Bethesda 2014 classification system via QualiCont's online ’Pathology Program’. After the evaluation, it is possible to review the annotated smears from the reference laboratory on the QualiCont site. A Certificate of participation is issued by QualiCont. c. Conventional and LBC smear It is possible to evaluate both conventional and liquid-based (LBC) smears according to the practice of the laboratory. QualiCont has had accredited status as the QualiCont as a Proficiency Test Provider complies with the criteria of MSZ EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010 standard since 26 March 2014. The QualiCont has been accredited according to the MSZ EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023 standard since 18 December 2025. Our Company is a Proficiency Testing Provider Organisation accredited by NAH (National Accreditation Authority) under the NAH-8-0002/2023 registration number. As the result of the accreditation process performed by NAH, our Company has accredited status until 9 March 2028. | ||||||
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Health care / medical devices
Human test material |
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| Testing fields |
Medical analysis
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| Target group of participants | In vitro medical laboratories | ||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | ISO 15189 – Medical laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence ISO/TS20658:2017 – Medical laboratories – Requirements for collection, transport, receipt and handling of samples VIM3 – Vocabulaire International de Métrologie WHO – Guidance on regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances | ||||||
| Additional, subsidiary aims | validation of testing methods | ||||||
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| Participation fee | on demand | ||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (four times a year) | ||||||
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QualiCont In Vitro Diagnostic Quality Control Nonprofit Ltd.
Feketesas u. 19-21. I/7 6720 Szeged Hungary Phone: +36 30 462 5864 Fax: Web: http://www.qualicont.com/qc/index_en.html http://www.qualicont.com/qc/index_en.html |
Ms. Eszter Mezey
Phone: +36 30 462 5864 Fax: Email: mail@qualicont.com mail@qualicont.com |
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If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Hungary,
Ms Eszter Mezey.
Ms Eszter Mezey.