Clinical Parasitology

Microsatellite Genotyping of Candida parapsilosis Clinical Isolates

Background and Purpose: Candida parapsilosis is a predominant species found in nosocomial infection, particularly in hospitalized patients. The molecular epidemiology of the clinical strains of this species has not been well studied. The present study was performed with the aim of investigating the microsatellite genotyping of Candida parapsilosis among the Iranian clinical isolates. Materials...

Clinical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

External quality assessment schemes raise standards: evidence from the UKNEQAS parasitology subschemes.

BACKGROUND The burden of parasitic disease imported into the temperate zone is increasing, and in the tropics remains very high. Thus, high quality diagnostic parasitology services are needed, but to implement clinical governance a measure of quality of service is required. AIM To examine performance in the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Parasitology for eviden...

Clinical Parasitology of the Chelonia

Performance of Clinical Laboratories in South African Parasitology

Performance in proficiency testing (PT) schemes is an objective measure of a laboratory’s best performance. We examined the performance of participants in two parasitology PT schemes in South Africa from 2004 through 2010. The average rates of acceptable scores over the period were 58% and 66% for the stool and blood parasite schemes, respectively. In our setting, participation in PT alone is i...