Quality controls for serology: an unfinished agenda

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¹ Medical and Scientific Affairs, Abbott Diagnostics, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova 35128, Italy, Phone: +39 0498212792, Fax: +39 049663240.

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Claudio Galli et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020.

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. 2020 Jul 28;58(8):1169-1170.

doi: 10.1515/cclm-2020-0304.

¹ Medical and Scientific Affairs, Abbott Diagnostics, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova 35128, Italy, Phone: +39 0498212792, Fax: +39 049663240.

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Does a change in quality control results influence the sensitivity of an anti-HCV test?
Dimech WJ, Vincini GA, Cabuang LM, Wieringa M. Dimech WJ, et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020 Jul 28;58(8):1372-1380. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2020-0031. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020. PMID: 32145056

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