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Standard Method Performance
Requirements ‐ Goal
Development of Standard Method Performance
Requirements (SMPR) for Coxiella burnetii by
PCR method, with the possibility of developing a
single SMPR for the detection of the diversity of
isolate variation
Fitness for Purpose (proposal)
Identification of
C. burnetii
in environmental
samples
The useable matrices for the PCR test (aerosol
collections, environmental swabs, air filters, etc.)
are defined with respect to their complexity,
presence of organic material and inorganic
material, and the expected duration of detectable
DNA by PCR.