Proficiency Test Panel for Yaws Pathogen Detection

A proficiency testing panel for molecular diagnostics, consisting of seven swabs. The dataset details test items for pathogens like Treponema pallidum and Haemophilus ducreyi, relevant to yaws eradication campaigns. It was authored by Claudia Mueller and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate molecular assay performance using the seven swabs in the proficiency testing panel.
• Assess diagnostic accuracy for Treponema pallidum detection in blinded proficiency testing.
• Compare test results for Haemophilus ducreyi across different environmental conditions described in the data.

Strengths

• Dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0 for open reuse.
• Includes metadata tags for specific pathogens and testing contexts like 'Yaws Eradication Campaign'.
• Focuses on a defined panel of seven test swabs for controlled assessment.

Limitations

• Extremely small data scope at only 5.5 KB, indicating limited descriptive content.
• No column definitions or sample data are provided to understand the data structure.
• Temporal and geographic coverage of the underlying samples is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Proficiency test panel construction for external quality assessment.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Tags suggest potential relevance to Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).