Bacteriology Proficiency Testing Program

Results

General - September 24, 2002
Answer Key

• Specimen No. 1 - Stool (Pathogens Only)
  • Shigella flexneri
• Specimen No. 2 - Urine (All Organisms Reported)
  • Burkholderia cepacia
• Specimen No. 3 - Wound - Aerobic / Anaerobic (All Organisms Reported)
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Group A Streptococcus
• Specimen No. 4 - Sputum (Pathogens Only) and Antibiotic Susceptibility
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL)
  • Susceptibility of K. pneumoniae to: Aztreonam - Resistant
  • Cefotaxime - Not authenticated
• Specimen No. 5 - Blood (All Organisms Reported)
  • Haemophilus parainfluenzae
• Educational Specimens - Blood
  • A Bacillus species not anthracis
  • B Bacillus species not anthracis
• Chlamydia Specimen
  • Positive for Chlamydia trachomatis
• Direct Antigen Detection
  • A (Throat) Positive for Group A Streptococcus
  • B (CSF) Haemophilus influenzae b