title: [Internal quality control for antimicrobial susceptibility test: an experience feedback].
abstract: Internal quality control (IQC) position in antimicrobial susceptibility testing must be evaluated attentively before using. Ours S. aureus ATCC 25923 use during year 2011 has given precious information that can be useful for other laboratories. First, IQC should never be used before checking that all the realisation process steps are controlled. It will then appear that reagents are the most susceptible to give false results. That's what happens in 2.74% of antimicrobial susceptibility test. IQC is then useful to limit their clinical's impact. However, IQC use also shows that quality improvement will be difficult without industrial producer's involvement.
authors: Laboratoire de biologie medicale. serge.vedy@santarm.fr
authors: Serge
authors: S
authors: Vedy
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D000465:Algorithms; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011786:Quality Control; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents