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5. System suitability tests and/or analytical quality control:
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The controls listed in Table I shall be embedded in assays as appropriate. Manufacturer
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must provide written justification if controls are not embedded in the assay.
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6. Validation Guidance: AOAC INTERNATIONAL Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation
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of Biological Threat Agent Methods and/or Procedures (AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official
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Methods of Analysis, 2012, Appendix I).
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Inclusivity and exclusivity panel members must be characterized and documented to truly
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be the species and strains they are purported to be.
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7. Method Performance Requirements:
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Parameter Minimum Performance Requirement
AMDL
2,000 genomic equivalents / mL of Coxiella
burnetii target DNA in the candidate method
sample collection buffer.
Probability of Detection at AMDL within
sample collection buffer. ≥ 0.95
Probability of Detection
at AMDL in environmental matrix
materials.
≥ 0.95
System False-Positive Rate using spiked
environmental matrix materials. < 0.10 %
System False-Negative Rate using
environmental matrix materials. < 0.10 %
Inclusivity All inclusivity strains (Table II) must test
positive at 2x the AMDL †
Exclusivity All exclusivity strains (Table III and Table IV;
part 2) must test negative at 10x the AMDL †
Notes:
† 100% correct analyses are expected. All aberrations are to be re-tested following the AOAC Guidelines for Validation of
Biological Threat Agent Methods and/or Procedures Some aberrations may be acceptable if the aberrations are
investigated, and acceptable explanations can be determined and communicated to method users.
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8. Time-to-results: Four hours.
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1 Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL (2012) 19th Ed., AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, APPENDIX I;
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