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. 2015 Nov;53(11):3646-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02303-15. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Quality Assurance for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada, 2003 to 2012

Pam Sawatzky  1 , Gary Liu  1 , Jo-Anne R Dillon  2 , Vanessa Allen  3 , Brigitte Lefebvre  4 , Linda Hoang  5 , Greg Tyrrell  6 , Paul Van Caeseele  7 , Paul Levett  8 , Irene Martin  9
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Quality Assurance for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada, 2003 to 2012

Pam Sawatzky et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Data from the Canadian National Gonococcal Antimicrobial Susceptibility Comparison Program, including results from 25 proficiency panels distributed between 2003 and 2012, were analyzed. The average MIC agreement between the participating laboratories ranged from 85.6% to 98.8% over the 10-year period, with the interpretation agreement ranging from 85.7% to 98.1%.

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