Annual Report on External Quality Assessment in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in Korea (2009).
- Author:
Nam Yong LEE
1
;
Myoung Sook KIM
;
Mi Na KIM
;
Min Joong KIM
;
Sunjoo KIM
;
Sung Il KIM
;
Eui Chong KIM
;
Jae Seok KIM
;
Dongeun YONG
;
Nam Surp YOON
;
Jang Ho LEE
;
Se Ik JOO
Author Information
1. Clinical Microbiology Subcommittee, The Korean Association of Quality Assurance for Clinical Laboratory, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Note
- Keywords:
External quality assessment;
Clinical microbiology
- MeSH:
Anti-Infective Agents;
Candida albicans;
Candida glabrata;
Enterobacter cloacae;
Enterococcus faecalis;
Korea;
Micrococcus luteus;
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis;
Mycobacterium;
Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Staphylococcus epidermidis;
Streptococcus agalactiae;
Vibrio
- From:Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
2010;32(1):11-24
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Two trials of external quality assessment for clinical microbiology laboratories were performed in 2009. A total of 16 specimens were distributed. Eight specimens were distributed to 339 laboratories with 322 (95.0%) returns in Trial I, and another eight specimens to 337 laboratories with 327 returns (97.0%) in Trial II. Two slide specimens for mycobacterium stain (AFB) were distributed in both Trial I and II. The acceptable percentages of Gram stain were relatively good for both stainability and morphology. The acceptable percentages of bacterial identification (correct answers to species level) on Sterotrophomonas maltophilia, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Micrococcus luteus, Vibrio parahemolyticus and Candida glabrata (Trial I) were 94.4%, 98.5%, 92.1%, 62.3%, 92.1% and 71.5%, respectively. The acceptable percentages of bacterial identification on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Moraxella catarrhalis and Enterobacter cloacae (Trial II) were 98.5%, 94.1%, 89.2%, 86.2%, 79.6% and 98.5%, respectively. The acceptable percentages for antimicrobial susceptibility tests on S. maltophilia and S. aureus (Trial I), and P. aeruginosa and E. faecalis(Trial II) were relatively good compared to data of the last year, except results using disk method for S. maltophilia. The acceptable percentages for AFB stain in Trial I and II were relatively high. In summary, the acceptable percentages of bacterial stain and identification were relatively good. However, it is still necessary that the quality assurance of the individual laboratories should be improved for antimicrobial susceptibility tests, and the selection of the most appropriate antimicrobial agents to test should be also considered.
