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EQAS in Accordance with the RKI-Entero Surveillance Program Virus Detection – Enterovirus-PCR/Cultivation and Typing (typing required) (374)

[Ringversuch im Rahmen des RKI-Entero-Surveillance-Programms Virus-Nachweis - Enterovirus-PCR/Anzucht u. Typisierung (Typ. erforderlich) (374)]

EPTIS factsheet 437211 | Last revision 2024-04-16 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts437211 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts437211

PT provider
PT provider INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories
Based in Germany
Language(s) German, English
Remarks Infectious material, UN3373, biological substances category B. Please note: Specification of an enterovirus type is required in this EQA program. This program does NOT replace the EQA scheme “Virus genome detection – Enteroviruses (372)”! Please note that participation in this special EQA program in accordance with the RKI-Entero Surveillance Program requires virus propagation in cell culture before carrying out virus typing. Cooperation with: Nationales Referenzzentrum für Poliomyelitis und Enteroviren, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin The interdisciplinary, non-profit, scientific and medical association INSTAND e. V. is a reference institution for the quality control of medical laboratories. It is one of four German reference institutions responsible for the organization of external quality assessment (EQA) schemes for quality control in medical laboratories. You can register for EQAs, submit your results and later download your evaluation documents via https://rv-online.instandev.de. This price applies exclusively to orders placed via INSTAND e.V. Prices and services may differ for orders placed via distributors. Our newest EQA program can also be found on our website: https://www.instand-ev.de/en/instand-eqas/eqa-program/
Keywords
Product groups Human test material
Testing fields Medical analysis
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
5 samples of 1.5 mL uspension of feces Enterovirus types will be detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/ nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT), virus cultivation and subsequent typing in accordance with the Entero Surveillance Program run by the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI). -
virus cultivation and subsequent typing in accordance with the Entero Surveillance Program run by the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) -
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards
Additional, subsidiary aims
Number of participants < 50
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party

Accredited by DAkkS (Germany) on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043

German Bundesärztekammer (General medical Council)

Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee 172 Euro
Regularly operated Yes (Once every two years (2018; 2020))
Year of first operation Experience with operation of ILCs since 1968
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories
P.O.Box 250211, Ubierstrasse 20
40223 Düsseldorf
Germany

Phone: +49-211-159213-0
Fax:
Web: http://www.instandev.de/ http://www.instandev.de/
Dr. rer. nat. Nathalie Weiss
Phone: +49-211-159213430
Fax:
Email: weiss@instand-ev.de weiss@instand-ev.de
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Germany, Mr Johannes van de Kreeke. Mr Johannes van de Kreeke.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5