Links to other EQAs

Almost every year ECDC offers the Member States participation in the AST-EQAs (Salmonella and Campylobacter) and Typing EQAs (Salmonella, STEC and Listeria). See the list of EQAs at ECDC webpage for an overview and EQAs specifically related to antimicrobial susceptibility testing listed here.

Recently published reports related to foodborne pathogens are listed below

External quality assessment on species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Campylobacter

AST-Campylobacter EQA-4 (pdf)
AST-Campylobacter EQA-3 (pdf)

External quality assessment on species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella

AST-Salmonella EQA-4 (pdf)
AST-Salmonella EQA-3 (pdf)

External quality assessment scheme for Salmonella typing

Salmonella EQA-11 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-10 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-9 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-8 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-7 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-6 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-5 (pdf)
Salmonella EQA-4 (pdf)

External quality assessment scheme for typing of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

STEC EQA-11 (pdf)
STEC EQA-10 (pdf)
STEC EQA-9 (pdf)
STEC EQA-8 (pdf)
VTEC EQA-7 (pdf)
VTEC EQA-6 (pdf)
VTEC EQA-5 (pdf)
VTEC EQA-4 (pdf)

External quality assessment scheme for Listeria monocyetogens typing

Listeria EQA-9 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-8 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-7 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-6 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-5 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-4 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-3 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-2 (pdf)
Listeria EQA-1 (pdf)