Quality assurance and quality control in the routine molecular diagnostic laboratory for infectious diseases

Harald H. Kessler; Reinhard B. Raggam

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Quality assurance and quality control in the routine molecular diagnostic laboratory for infectious diseases

Harald H. Kessler
Dr. Harald H. Kessler obtained his MD from the University of Graz, Medical School in 1985. In 1994, he became a Specialist in Laboratory Medicine and the Laboratory Director for the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory and Reference Laboratory for Hepatitis A, B, C. In 1997, he became an Associated Professor of Laboratory Medicine. In 1998, he became a legal expert on Laboratory Medicine. In 1999, Dr. Kessler became a European Clinical Chemist (EU-EC4). In 2003, he met the requirements of the European Board of Medical Biopathology for foundation fellowship in the speciality of Polyvalent Medical Biopathology. In 2005, he became the Director of the Research Unit of Molecular Diagnostics of Pathogens. In 2008, he became a University Professor. Since 2009, he has been a board member of the Austrian Society of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Chemistry. He is the author of 176 publications including 96 SCI and PubMed articles (excluding abstracts from meetings), 10 book chapters, and one scientific book.
and Reinhard B. Raggam
Dr. Reinhard B. Raggam obtained an MD from the University of Graz, Medical Faculty in 2002 and completed his specialty in Laboratory Medicine (Medical Biopathology) at the Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, and at the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases in 2010. His research mainly concerns diagnostics in infectious diseases and he has published more than 30 original articles and several book chapters in this field. He teaches at the Medical University of Graz and currently holds a position as Adjunct Professor for Laboratory Medicine. He serves as a member of the advisory board of the Young Laboratory Physicians of the Austrian Society of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Chemistry and is a corresponding member of the IFCC Task Force Young Scientists.

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From the journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) Volume 50 Issue 7

Received: 2011-09-29

Accepted: 2011-12-25

Published Online: 2012-02-03

Published in Print: 2012-07-01

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Keywords for this article

molecular diagnostics; quality assurance; quality control