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Proficiency Testing Schemes

This website covers the PTS that are coordinated by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

Proficiency Testing Schemes (PTS) are a type of External Quality Assessment (EQA) in which participating laboratories receive samples (also known as challenges) with undisclosed results for analysis or identification. The results of all participants are assessed against the intended response, which may be verified by referee laboratories.

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