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Non-Traditional Approaches for Quality Control of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 349))

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Quality control is an essential part of any clinical laboratory procedure and can simply be defined as the series of steps that are taken to make certain test results are accurate and reproducible. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests, like many other microbiology tests are somewhat unique in that they depend on growth (or no growth) of bacteria which is often unpredictable and sensitive to changes in the environment. Therefore, it is essential that technical variables in the test system are well standardized and controlled and that personnel performing the tests thoroughly understand the components of the test system. This must all be considered when developing a program for quality control of antimicrobial susceptibility tests.

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  1. UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Janet Hindler

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  1. SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA

    James A. Poupard

  2. Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA

    Lori R. Walsh

  3. Pennsylvania Department of Health, Lionville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Bruce Kleger

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Hindler, J. (1994). Non-Traditional Approaches for Quality Control of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests. In: Poupard, J.A., Walsh, L.R., Kleger, B. (eds) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 349. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9206-5_7

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