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Although nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are widely used for pertussis diagnosis, their real\u2010world performance in routine clinical laboratories has not been systematically evaluated. This study implemented an external quality assessment (EQA) program to assess laboratory proficiency and identify potential sources of analytical variability.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An EQA panel comprising five samples (four positive and one negative) was prepared using 10\u2010fold serial dilutions of BP (2.0\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u20132.0\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>5<\/jats:sup>\n                      copies\/mL). The panel was distributed to participating laboratories, and performance was evaluated based on qualitative agreement with the expected results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 69 laboratories participated, including 63 (91.30%) hospital\u2010based laboratories and 6 (8.70%) independent clinical laboratories, generating 345 test results. All laboratories achieved acceptable performance (scores \u2265\u200980). The overall concordance rate was 98.84% (341\/345). Four false\u2010negative results were identified, all of which occurred in the lowest\u2010concentration sample (200 copies\/mL).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pertussis NAATs demonstrated generally reliable diagnostic performance among participating laboratories in Chongqing, China. However, challenges remain in detecting low\u2010copy\u2010number specimens near the analytical sensitivity threshold. 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