Are clinical microbiology laboratories missing out quality control and quality assurance in laboratory management?

International studies and clinical trials mandate participating laboratories to get accredited by international agencies like College of American Pathologists (CAP), American Society of Clinical pathologists (ASCP) and the National Accrediting Board of calibrating Laboratories (NABL). Regular traini...

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Published inIndian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 1 - 2
Main Author Kanungo, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology 01.01.2012
Elsevier B.V
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Accreditation
Antibiotics
Automation
Communicable Diseases - diagnosis
Humans
Market entry
Microbiological Techniques - standards
Quality Control
Staphylococcus infections
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Summary:International studies and clinical trials mandate participating laboratories to get accredited by international agencies like College of American Pathologists (CAP), American Society of Clinical pathologists (ASCP) and the National Accrediting Board of calibrating Laboratories (NABL). Regular training of personnel to develop new skills and re-emphasise standard testing procedures, quality control and basic concepts of quality assurance are essential parts of quality management of the laboratory.
ISSN:0255-0857
1998-3646
DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.93012