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ABERER, Jorgelina Elsa. Control de calidad en pruebas cualitativas aplicado a pruebas sexológicas. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2019, vol.53, n.4, pp.505-510. ISSN 0325-2957.

Although the quality control in quantitative determinations has wide dissemination, an extensive bibliography that supports it and it is constantly being updated, this is not the case when referring to qualitative tests such as those used in serological diagnoses. Before using this serological test in the laboratory, it is important to have information about its characterization, usefulness and more convenient working algorithms. Although there is little literature for these tests, it is possible to define performance parameters that the laboratory must take into account to be able to release reliable and clinically useful results. Both internal and external quality control are valuable tools aimed at fulfilling the mission of laboratories in which the main objective is patient safety. From the External Quality Assessment Programme, several subprogrammes are offered for the control of serological tests, providing each participant with an objective evaluation of the behaviour of their laboratory, information on the available methods and the identification of factors that can affect the results.

Palabras clave : Quality Control; Qualitative tests.

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