ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2018
External Quality Assessment for Zika Virus Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Brazil.
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- Zika virus infection as a cause of congenital brain abnormalities and Guillain-Barré syndrome: A living systematic review.F1000Research · 2019Pooled it
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- Aptamer-associated colorimetric reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of dengue virus.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Comparative study between virus neutralisation testing and other serological methods detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Europe, 2021.Journal of virological methods · 2023Article
- Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings.Water research · 2023Article
- Standardized evaluation of Zika nucleic acid tests used in clinical settings and blood screening.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Sensitivity of Detection and Variant Typing of SARS-CoV-2 in European Laboratories.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2022Article
- External quality assessment of SARS-CoV-2 serology in European expert laboratories, April 2021.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2022Article
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- Diagnostic performance of anti-Zika virus IgM, IgAM and IgG ELISAs during co-circulation of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses in Brazil and Venezuela.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Variable Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection in European Expert Laboratories: External Quality Assessment, June and July 2020.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2021Article
- Early Clinical Infancy Outcomes for Microcephaly and/or Small for Gestational Age Zika-Exposed Infants.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Article
- Optimization and scale-up production of Zika virus ΔNS1 in Escherichia coli: application of Response Surface Methodology.AMB Express · 2019Article
- Study protocol for the multicentre cohorts of Zika virus infection in pregnant women, infants, and acute clinical cases in Latin America and the Caribbean: the ZIKAlliance consortium.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Observational
- Toscana, West Nile, Usutu and tick-borne encephalitis viruses: external quality assessment for molecular detection of emerging neurotropic viruses in Europe, 2017.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2019Article
- Serial real-time RT-PCR and serology measurements substantially improve Zika and Dengue virus infection classification in a co-circulation area.Antiviral research · 2019Article
- Zika virus infection in pregnancy: Establishing a case definition for clinical research on pregnant women with rash in an active transmission setting.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
We conducted an external quality assessment of Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests in Brazil using a new Zika virus standard. Of 15 laboratories, 73% showed limited sensitivity and specificity. Viral load estimates varied significantly. Continuous quality assurance is needed to adequately estimate risk for Zika virus-associated disease and determine patient care.
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