1 - Scheme Overview

This scheme is designed to assess different automated quantitative or semi-quantitative determination methods for procalcitonin. The interpretation of the results obtained for each concentration level is supported by a graphical display of the accuracy using a Youden plot (for quantitative methods only).

2 - Assessment Frequency

Number of surveys per year: 4
Number of control samples per survey: 2
Number of samples per year: 8

3 - List of Analytes Assessed 

• Procalcitonin (Quantitative and semi-quantitative)

4 - Description of the Control Samples

Lyophilized human control serums (samples to be resuspended in 1 mL of distilled water).