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February 27, 2026Open Access

The quality of bacterial infection serology tests in Germany: Evaluation of the 2020 external quality assurance schemes – a report by the Quality Assurance Commission of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology

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UGUlyana GräfKHKlaus‐Peter HunfeldSGSabine Goseberg

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Overview

Quality assurance schemes evaluate diagnostic testing accuracy in laboratories across Germany, indicating crucial improvements needed.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate the quality of bacterial infection serology tests through external quality assurance results.
  • Assessment of EQA participation frequency by laboratories
  • Analysis of samples under routine conditions by EQA test participants
  • Transmission of measurement results to a reference institute
  • Results from the 2020 EQA schemes are detailed
  • Variability in testing accuracy is reported among laboratories
  • Efficiency of existing quality assurance measures is highlighted

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Gräf et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a13591ed1d949a99abf884https://doi.org/10.3205/lab000052
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