The antinuclear antibody HEp-2 indirect immunofluorescence harmonization and competency assessment program of the Society for Clinical Microbiologists of Türkiye: analysis of 7-year assessment results
The results revealed good performance for many competent-level nuclear and cytoplasmic patterns and satisfactory reflex test recommendations. Persistent challenges were recognized, however, for patterns AC-29, AC-5, AC-20, and AC-0. Competency self-assessment, combined with collective performance evaluation, may provide insight for the harmonization of HEp-2 IIF reporting and improvement of laboratory-clinician collaboration.
Authors
- Nilgün Kaşifoğlu
- Neval Yurttutan Uyar
- Ekrem Yaşar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-7267)
- Burçin Şener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-3166)
- Neşe KAKLIKKAYA
- Tutku Taskinoglu
Institutions
- Dicle University (TR)
- Karadeniz Technical University (TR)
- Diyarbakır Askeri Hastanesi (TR)
- Turkish Aerospace Industries (Turkey) (TR)
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmag001
- Primary Topic
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00