Author/Authors :
Abbassi, M. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران , Rahbar, M. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران , Hekmat Yazdi, S. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران , Rashed Marandi, F. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران , Sabourian, R. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران , Saremi, M. Reference Laboratory of Iran - Bo-Ali Hospital, ايران
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
