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Table. 2.

Results of the proficiency testing of conventional neonatal screening tests in 2020

Variable 1st trial 2nd trial


No. of institutions Proportion of correct answers (%) No. of institutions Proportion of correct answers (%)
Phenylketonuria 14 140/140 (100) 15 150/150 (100)
Galactosemia 14 140/140 (100) 15 150/150 (100)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia 14 140/140 (100) 15 150/150 (100)
Maple syrup urine disease 14 140/140 (100) 15 150/150 (100)
Homocystinuria 14 140/140 (100) 15 150/150 (100)
Congenital hypothyroidism 84/84 (100) 90/90 (100)
TSH 14 54/54 (100) 15 48/48 (100)
T4, total 9 140/140 (100) 8 150/150 (100)

Abbreviations: TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; T4, thyroxine.

Lab Med Qual Assur 2022;44:143~158 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2022.44.3.143
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