External Quality Assurance System (EQAS) of the WHO Global Salmonella Surveillance and Laboratory Support Project (Global Salm-Surv) Results from 2001

A. Petersen, Frank Møller Aarestrup, M.C. Evans, A.B. Jensen, F. Angulo, B. Imhoff, P. Braam, H.C. Wegener

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Abstract

An international collaborative study on serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of eight Salmonella enterica strains was performed to enhance the capacity of national and regional reference laboratories in WHO Global Salm-Surv to conduct Salmonella serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A total of 103 laboratories in 60 countries participated. For serotyping, 78% of the results were correct. For susceptibility testing, 91% of the results were in agreement with the expected results. However, 17% of the performed tests with the E. coli ATCC 25922 reference strain were out of the quality control range specified by NCCLS guidelines.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherDTU Fødevareinstituttet
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-87-92158-45-1
Publication statusPublished - 2002

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