Determining treatment for fungal infections from clinically significant yeasts and filamentous fungi
PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME:
To provide EQA for laboratories providing clinical diagnostic bacteriology services in determining antifungal susceptibilities in clinically significant yeasts and filamentous fungi
Results are entered online via the UK NEQAS secure website. The distribution is open for four weeks. Intended results are usually uploaded the day after closing date. Late results are not accepted after intended results are uploaded.
DATA ANALYSIS:
Qualitative reporting, concordance with the intended result. General descriptive statistics.
The first distribution of UK NEQAS for Microbiology was sent out by the then Public Health Laboratory Services on the 1st of May 1971 organised by Dr Peter Crone. This distribution consisted of one scheme, three bacteriology specimens, sent to 67 laboratories in the UK. One of our recent distributions consisted of 12 different schemes, comprising 8 bacteriology, 13 serology, 10 molecular and 9 mycology specimens, and sent to 53 countries representing over 1300 laboratories. UK NEQAS for Microbiology, operated by UK Health Security Agency, is a UKAS accredited proficiency testing provider No. 4715.