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Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019
Trichinellosis is a zoonotic meat-borne disease caused by the nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Meat containing live Trichinella larvae is a source of infection. The examination of meat for Trichinella was introduced in 1869, but the digestion method for this did not appear in Poland until the lat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8623675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34830669 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10225389 |
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author | Różycki, Mirosław Korpysa-Dzirba, Weronika Bełcik, Aneta Bilska-Zając, Ewa Karamon, Jacek Sroka, Jacek Zdybel, Jolanta Cencek, Tomasz |
author_facet | Różycki, Mirosław Korpysa-Dzirba, Weronika Bełcik, Aneta Bilska-Zając, Ewa Karamon, Jacek Sroka, Jacek Zdybel, Jolanta Cencek, Tomasz |
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description | Trichinellosis is a zoonotic meat-borne disease caused by the nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Meat containing live Trichinella larvae is a source of infection. The examination of meat for Trichinella was introduced in 1869, but the digestion method for this did not appear in Poland until the late 1970s. Nowadays, the meat of all food animals susceptible to Trichinella spp. is examined in the frame of official post mortem control with the digestion method. The majority of laboratories in Poland meet the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard (352 field laboratories). Laboratory personnel participate in quality control programs. This paper presents the results of proficiency tests (PTs) organized within 2015–2019 in Poland. Over this period, the laboratories examined 7580 samples (contamination levels: zero, one, three, and five larvae). Each laboratory was provided with a set of samples (one negative and three positive). Over 95% of the samples were considered correct in qualitative assessments, though the results of the quantitative evaluations were slightly lower, with 89% of samples being considered correct. Based on a sample evaluation, 88% of laboratories passed the PT comparison. A slight decrease was observed in the examination of samples spiked with five larvae, and great progress was achieved in samples containing three larvae. Low levels of sample contamination are sought after in laboratories but may make evaluations difficult. For this reason, we must consider increasing the number of larvae added to the samples in the next PTs. |
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spelling | pubmed-86236752021-11-27 Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 Różycki, Mirosław Korpysa-Dzirba, Weronika Bełcik, Aneta Bilska-Zając, Ewa Karamon, Jacek Sroka, Jacek Zdybel, Jolanta Cencek, Tomasz J Clin Med Article Trichinellosis is a zoonotic meat-borne disease caused by the nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Meat containing live Trichinella larvae is a source of infection. The examination of meat for Trichinella was introduced in 1869, but the digestion method for this did not appear in Poland until the late 1970s. Nowadays, the meat of all food animals susceptible to Trichinella spp. is examined in the frame of official post mortem control with the digestion method. The majority of laboratories in Poland meet the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard (352 field laboratories). Laboratory personnel participate in quality control programs. This paper presents the results of proficiency tests (PTs) organized within 2015–2019 in Poland. Over this period, the laboratories examined 7580 samples (contamination levels: zero, one, three, and five larvae). Each laboratory was provided with a set of samples (one negative and three positive). Over 95% of the samples were considered correct in qualitative assessments, though the results of the quantitative evaluations were slightly lower, with 89% of samples being considered correct. Based on a sample evaluation, 88% of laboratories passed the PT comparison. A slight decrease was observed in the examination of samples spiked with five larvae, and great progress was achieved in samples containing three larvae. Low levels of sample contamination are sought after in laboratories but may make evaluations difficult. For this reason, we must consider increasing the number of larvae added to the samples in the next PTs. MDPI 2021-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8623675/ /pubmed/34830669 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10225389 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Różycki, Mirosław Korpysa-Dzirba, Weronika Bełcik, Aneta Bilska-Zając, Ewa Karamon, Jacek Sroka, Jacek Zdybel, Jolanta Cencek, Tomasz Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title | Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title_full | Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title_fullStr | Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title_full_unstemmed | Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title_short | Results of Proficiency Testing for Trichinella in Poland, 2015–2019 |
title_sort | results of proficiency testing for trichinella in poland, 2015–2019 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8623675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34830669 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10225389 |
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