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oapen-20.500.12657-579182022-08-18T03:07:03Z Critical Points for the Organisation of Test Performance Studies in Microbiology Vučurović, Ana Mehle, Nataša Anthoine, Géraldine Dreo, Tanja Ravnikar, Maja test performance study diagnosis plant pest diagnostic laboratories interlaboratory trial bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany & plant sciences::PSTP Plant pathology & diseases bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical) bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences This open access book in the field of plant pest detection shows a constant demand in development and improvement of fast and reliable detection tools, especially for high-priority pests. This open access book describes and summarizes the whole process of the organization of test performance study (TPS) for these tools. The outcome of TPS, obtained through the evaluation of the performance of one or more diagnostic tests by several laboratories on defined samples, is the finding of the best performing test/s for particular pest and for specific uses. Nowadays the intensification of worldwide trade and associated controls increases the need for quality assurance accreditation and harmonization of laboratories practices. Therefore, such studies are very important, but, non-existent. Considering those facts, our goal was to develop guidelines, by using the data and experiences of involved partners, for further TPS in the field of plant health. Developed guidelines could be easily transferable to other microbiology fields. 2022-08-17T20:14:16Z 2022-08-17T20:14:16Z 2022 book ONIX_20220817_9783030998110_16 9783030998110 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57918 eng Plant Pathology in the 21st Century application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-99811-0.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-99811-0 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-99811-0 10.1007/978-3-030-99811-0 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 3a716b31-ea32-48d1-8e48-ca90b9c81918 9783030998110 Springer 12 97 Cham [...] open access
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This open access book in the field of plant pest detection shows a constant demand in development and improvement of fast and reliable detection tools, especially for high-priority pests. This open access book describes and summarizes the whole process of the organization of test performance study (TPS) for these tools. The outcome of TPS, obtained through the evaluation of the performance of one or more diagnostic tests by several laboratories on defined samples, is the finding of the best performing test/s for particular pest and for specific uses. Nowadays the intensification of worldwide trade and associated controls increases the need for quality assurance accreditation and harmonization of laboratories practices. Therefore, such studies are very important, but, non-existent. Considering those facts, our goal was to develop guidelines, by using the data and experiences of involved partners, for further TPS in the field of plant health. Developed guidelines could be easily transferable to other microbiology fields.
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