title: Evaluation of the 10th External Quality Assessment Scheme results in clinical microbiology laboratories in Tehran and districts.
abstract: We evaluated the performance of microbiology laboratories in the 10th run of the external quality assessment scheme (EQAS) in Tehran and districts. Each laboratory was sent 2 species of bacteria for identification. Of the 487 laboratories that participated, 437 returned their findings. While 77.0% and 69.9% correctly identified Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Citrobacter freundii respectively, only 29.8% correctly identified Acinetobacter baumanii, 25.3% identified Enterococcus faecalis and 35.6% identified Enterobacter agglomerans. However 78.7% and 79.5% of the laboratories reported correct -results for susceptibility testing for S. saprophyticus and C. freundii respectively.
authors.affiliation: Bo-Ali Hospital, Reference Laboratory of Iran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. reflabs@hbi.ir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahbar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hekmat Yazdi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rashed Marandi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sabourian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saremi
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000592:standards; D016971:Citrobacter freundii / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D008330:Management Audit; D008485:Medical Audit; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000592:standards; D008829:Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects