Diagnostics of cervical cytology
[Méhnyakcitológia diagnosztikája]
EPTIS factsheet 1278491 | Last revision 2024-10-11 | 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 | Unstained paraffin slides are sent to the participants. Task: Routine staining and detection of immunohistochemical marker molecules on the formaldehyde-fixed paraffin embedded sections distributed by QualiCont (2-2 unstained slides per test/per survey) and on slides of the similar tissue/tumour created in their own laboratory (in-house). Reporting of results: The technical details of the stained sections and the methods are to be sent electronically via Internet. The evaluations and the Certificates are available electronically, too. 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. | ||||||
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Human test material
Health care / medical devices |
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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.