Nature of Responding Laboratories
| Outpatient |
203 (68%) |
| Hospital |
63 (21%) |
| Inpatient |
50 (16%) |
| Reference |
45 (15%) |
| Public Health |
19 (6%) |
| Commercial |
10 (3%) |
Results of ASM Survey on Q. C. Failures - 1996
| Reagent |
Lots Tested |
# Years |
Failures |
Percent Failure |
| GRAM STAINS |
6412 |
657 |
2 |
0.04 |
| OPTOCHIN DISKS |
770 |
176 |
4 |
0.52 |
| BACITRACIN DISKS |
1558 |
187 |
4 |
0.26 |
| CEFINASE DISKS |
620 |
118 |
0 |
0 |
| STAPH LATEX |
649 |
124 |
7 |
1.08 |
| X FACTOR DISKS/S |
188 |
76 |
4 |
2.13 |
| V FACTOR DISKS/S |
276 |
74 |
2 |
0.72 |
| STREP LATEX GRP |
1664 |
122 |
2 |
0.12 |
| GERM TUBE REAG |
423 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
| PYR |
693 |
97 |
0 |
0 |
| DEOXYCHOLATE |
187 |
76 |
2 |
1.07 |
| METHYLENE BLUE |
437 |
65 |
6 |
1.37 |
| KOH (FUNGAL) |
517 |
169 |
3 |
0.58 |
| LAP DISKS |
90 |
49 |
1 |
1.11 |
| ALA |
235 |
50 |
2 |
0.85 |
CLIA '88 Comparisons to ASM Recommendations
| REAGENT/STAINS |
CLIA '88 |
ASM RECOMMENDATIONS |
| GRAM STAINS |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or Batch |
| OPTOCHIN DISKS |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or batch |
| BACITRACIN DISKS |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or batch |
| CEFINASE DISKS |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| STAPH LATEX |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| X FACTOR DISKS/S |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or batch |
| V FACTOR DISKS/S |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or batch |
| STREP LATEX GRP |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| GERM TUBE REAG |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| PYR |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| DEOXYCHOLATE |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| METHYLENE BLUE |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| KOH (FUNGAL) |
Lot or batch weekly |
Lot or batch |
| LAP DISKS |
NS |
Lot or batch |
| ALA |
NS |
Lot or batch |
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