Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated urine specimens
Examinations
S. pneumoniae antigen detection
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated pharyngeal samples
Examinations
Strep A Ag. Strep A NAT
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 lyophilised samples. Samples include pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
Culture
Important Notes
See also product 5599 for direct S. agalactiae nucleic acid detection from sample.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 swab samples. Samples also include normal flora
Examinations
Direct nucleic acid detection
Important Notes
The samples contain hDNA. See also product 5594 for S. agalactiae (GBS) culture.
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of multidrug resistant gramnegative rods (e.g. CPE, ESBL, MDR Acinetobacter and P. aeruginosa) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
3 lyophilised mixtures of bacteria
Examinations
Culture and identification of group A, C and G streptococci
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
2 lyophilised samples and dilutor. Brief case histories also given. Pre- and/or post-analytical cases in part of the rounds
Examinations
Culture and quantitation, pre-and/or post-analytical indicators
Important Notes
Scheme 3170 available for urine bacterial screening with automated analysers.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 lyophilised samples and dilutor. Brief case histories also given. The samples intended for susceptibility testing may include both international quality control strains and susceptible or resistant clinical strains. Pre- and/or post-analytical cases in part of the rounds
Examinations
Culture, quantitation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, pre-and/or post-analytical indicators
Important Notes
Scheme 3170 available for urine bacterial screening with automated analysers.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 artificial samples, 1 mL.
Examinations
Detection of B. pertussis and B. parapertussis nucleic acid.
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
Digital images of three Gram-stained vaginal fluid samples with brief case histories.
Examinations
Evaluation of Gram-stained vaginal fluid.
Important Notes