Church D, Melnyk E, Unger B
Laboratory Proficiency-Testing Program, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta.
J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Nov;38(11):4266-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.11.4266-4268.2000.
Microbiology laboratories in Alberta, Canada, were surveyed to determine the quantitative interpretive criteria used to routinely read and report Gram stains. There was a wide variability in the quantitative reporting criteria cited for both cells and bacteria, with only 11 of 32 (34.4%) laboratories surveyed using the criteria recommended by the external proficiency-testing program. Lack of standardized criteria not only poses a problem in the grading of proficiency testing results but may also impact the quality of patient care.
对加拿大艾伯塔省的微生物实验室进行了调查,以确定用于常规读取和报告革兰氏染色的定量解释标准。在细胞和细菌的定量报告标准方面存在很大差异,在接受调查的32家实验室中,只有11家(34.4%)使用了外部能力验证计划推荐的标准。缺乏标准化标准不仅在能力验证结果的评分方面存在问题,还可能影响患者护理质量。