EQAs in FWD-Net
The External Quality Assessments (EQAs) in Food and Waterborne Disease Network (FWD-Net) encompass EQAs in molecular typing of Listeria, STEC and Salmonella, as well as EQAs in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella and Campylobacter.
The Section for Foodborne Infections has been the contractor of External Quality Assessment programmes for the ECDC in these areas since 2012. Find out more about the ongoing rounds of EQAs:
CAMP-EQA10-AST
CAMP-EQA9-AST
LIST-EQA-11
STEC-EQA-13
Reports from the previous rounds
Below, you will find the published reports from completed EQA rounds in the area of molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Molecular typing
The Salmonella typing EQAs, conducted in years 2012-2021, covering several different typing methods over the years, such as PFGE, MLVA, phage typing and WGS (molecular typing-based cluster analysis).
The Listeria typing EQAs, conducted in years 2012-2023, covering several different typing methods over the years, such as PFGE and WGS (molecular typing-based cluster analysis) and serotyping (conventional or genotypic).
The STEC typing EQAs, conducted in years 2012-2023, covering several different typing methods over the years, such as PFGE and WGS (molecular typing-based cluster analysis) and serotyping (conventional or genotypic). Additionally, it included virulence profile determination and subtyping of stx genes.
Salmonella
Listeria
STEC
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
The EQAs on antimicrobial susceptibility testing, conducted in years 2014 - 2022, included determining phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility (reported as MIC or zone mm values) of Salmonella to a minimum of five mandatory antimicrobials and of Campylobacter to a minimum of three mandatory antimicrobials.
Additionally, the EQAs included determining Salmonella serotype, Campylobacter species, phenotypic and genotypic detection and confirmation of ESBL-, acquired AmpC and carbapenemase-producing Salmonella, as well as submitting DNA based results on antimicrobial susceptibility.