title: A program for in-house proficiency testing in clinical microbiology.
abstract: A design for an in-house blind proficiency testing program in clinical microbiology has been developed using a multi-level approach to proficiency testing, with progressive levels of organism identification difficulty. Flexibility of design allows the program to be used in any laboratory by starting the program at the appropriate level of difficulty. The necessary steps to initiate a similar testing program are detailed and benefits of the program are analyzed.
mesh_terms: D007753:Laboratories; D008829:Microbiology / Q000193:education; D011786:Quality Control