Combined international external quality assessment results of medical laboratory performance and reporting of samples with known antimicrobial resistance

Diagnosis (Berl). 2018 Sep 25;5(3):161-166. doi: 10.1515/dx-2018-0020.

Authors

Michael A Noble¹, Robert Rennie²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing (CMPT), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, G-409, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 29906268
DOI: 10.1515/dx-2018-0020

No abstract available

Keywords: EQALM; antimicrobial resistance; external quality assessment; international; microbiology; proficiency testing.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / pathogenicity
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / physiology*
Drug Resistance, Microbial / physiology
Europe / epidemiology
False Positive Reactions
Global Health / standards
Humans
Laboratories / standards*
Laboratory Proficiency Testing / methods*
Laboratory Proficiency Testing / statistics & numerical data
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
Microbiology / organization & administration*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / drug effects
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / pathogenicity

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents