The Current Status of HIV Serologic Testing in Korean Clinical Laboratories during the Year 2007.
- Author:
Hyon Suk KIM
1
;
Jin Sook WANG
;
Mee Kyung KEE
;
Jungyong PARK
;
Young Ran KIM
;
Yong Rae LEE
;
Sung Soon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimhs54@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
Quality control (QC);
External quality assurance system (EQAS)
- MeSH:
Blood Donors;
HIV;
Humans;
Immunoassay;
Mass Screening;
Quality Control;
Serologic Tests;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2008;19(3):207-215
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: HIV serologic testing is essential for blood donor screening, and the test results should be accurate. It is important that clinical laboratories perform quality control, quality management and standardization for obtaining accurate laboratory results. The Korean National Institute of Health, the Division of AIDS and the Center for Immunology and Pathology have all performed annual external quality surveillance assessment (EQS, EQA) with using a 5 sera panel for all the Korean HIV testing laboratories that have collaborated with the Quality Assurance Committee of the Korean Society of Laboratory Medicine since 2005. The results of HIV testing in the clinical laboratories during the year 2007 were analyzed. METHODS: The results for the clinical laboratories that participated in the HIV EQAS during 2007 were collected and analyzed. The HIV test results and questionnaire data were sent to the web site "http://hivqa.nih.go.kr". Three hundred thirty two results from 303 institutions in 2007 were analyzed. RESULTS: The most widely used HIV testing method was an automated chemiluminescent immunoassay, such as the Abbott AxSym and the Architect system or the Roche Elecsys. About 5% of erroneous results were reported among 332 results. The causes of error were mostly clerical errors and specimen errors. CONCLUSION: The current status for HIV testing in Korean clinical laboratories was that fully automated immunoassay analyzers were used along with manual POCT tests.
