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Table 1 The performance of the laboratories for the qualitative interpretation of EQA data

From: Assessing the comparability of cycle threshold values derived from five external quality assessment rounds for omicron nucleic acid testing

Panel ID

No. of labs

The proportion of competent labs

PPA

NPA

Percent agreement

202202

278

99.28%

(276/278)

99.82%

(1110/1112)

99.82%

(555/556)

99.82%

(1665/1668)

202203

273

99.63%

(272/273)

99.91%

(1091/1092)

100%

(546/546)

99.94%

(1637/1638)

202204

275

98.55%

(271/275)

99.82%

(1098/1100)

99.64%

(548/550)

99.76%

(1646/1650)

202205

285

98.95%

(282/285)

99.65%

(1136/1140)

100%

(570/570)

99.77%

(1706/1710)

202206

290

99.31%

(288/290)

99.31%

(864/870)

99.31%

(576/580)

99.31%

(1440/1450)

Overall

1401

99.14%

(1389/1401)

99.72%

(5299/5314)

99.75%

(2795/2802)

99.73%

(8094/8116)

  1. EQA, external quality assessment; No., number; PPA, the positive percentage agreement; NPA, the negative percentage agreement