Question

What is the QC for the conventional RT-PCR testing on influenza virus? Briefly describe it.

Answer 1

quality control assessment (QCA) will be required to assess network performance.

In clinical testing of infectious diseases, it is crucial to determine precisely the presence or absence of the infectious agent or its corresponding antibodies, to prove current or past exposure. Therefore, the ability to say precisely whether the person is infected or not, and to determine the course of the infection has a positive impact on the therapeutic strategy.

Accuracy describes how close the obtained results are to those obtained with the reference method and it is expressed as a percentage of correct results. Precision refers to the reliable reproduction of one test on the same sample, and obtaining similar results.

These two parameters must be regularly monitored using local quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) procedures in order to maintain reliability of the test.