Tag Archive: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Stanley Staphylococcus
March 7, 2019
Dear Stanley, I appreciated the CLSI M100 updates you shared 2018. Do you know of any changes made in the latest edition that will impact QC? Ashley from San Diego, CA Dear Ashley, I’m happy to provide a summary of…
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Karla Fjeld
May 17, 2018
The global spread of antibiotic resistant sexually transmitted diseases (STD) has received increased attention over the past several years from health institutes including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These organizations are…
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Clinical Micro, Microbiology
Antibiotic Resistance, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, CDC, Multidrug Resistant Organisms, N. gonorrhoeae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, NIAID, STD, STI, WHO
Stanley Staphylococcus
March 22, 2018
Dear Stanley, CLSI M100 was updated this year. What are some of the biggest changes and how do they impact QC in my lab? Ruth from Chicago, IL Dear Ruth, Great question! In 2018, there were many changes to CLSI…
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Stanley Staphylococcus
December 21, 2017
Dear Stanley, We recently purchased your KWIK-STIK™ product to perform quality control on new lots of ETEST® strips. Do you have any tips for setting up and reading an ETEST®? Mike from Philadelphia, PA Dear Mike, KWIK-STIK is the perfect…
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Laurie Kundrat
April 7, 2016
Quality control testing for microbial identification systems is an important step all laboratories should take to ensure accurate results. However, it can be difficult to decide which strains to use for QC. In this post, we will provide tips and resources…
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