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Laboratory preparedness with quality-assured diagnostic assays is essential for controlling the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. We conducted an external quality assessment study with inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) samples to support clinical laboratories with a proficiency testing option for molecular assays. To analyse SARS-CoV-2 testing performance, we used an online questionnaire developed for the European Union project RECOVER to assess molecular testing capacities in clinical diagnostic laboratories.

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International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Veerle+Matheeussen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Matheeussen Veerle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Victor+M+Corman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Corman Victor M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Oliver+Donoso+Mantke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Donoso Mantke Oliver</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elaine+McCulloch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">McCulloch Elaine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christine+Lammens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lammens Christine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Herman+Goossens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Goossens Herman</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniela+Niemeyer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Niemeyer Daniela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paul+S+Wallace&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wallace Paul S</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paul+Klapper&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Klapper Paul</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hubert+GM+Niesters&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Niesters Hubert GM</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christian+Drosten&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Drosten Christian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Margareta+Ieven&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ieven Margareta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+the+RECOVER+project+and+collaborating+networks&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of the RECOVER project and collaborating networks</a></span>. International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(27):pii=2001223. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.27.2001223" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.27.2001223</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Jun 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 30 Jun 2020 </span> </p>
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