Mycology Proficiency Testing Program (PTP)

RESULTS - January 2005

GENERAL

• M-1 Aspergillus nidulans
• M-2 Microsporum canis
• M-3 Trichophyton tonsurans
• M-4 Aspergillus fumigatus
• M-5 Aspergillus flavus

YEAST ONLY

• Y-1 Candida tropicalis
• Y-2 Candida glabrata
• Y-3 Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• Y-4 Candida albicans
• Y-5 Candida krusei

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR YEAST ONLY

• S-1 Candida albicans ATCC 24433
• S-2 Candida albicans ATCC 90028
• S-3 Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019
• S-4 Candida krusei ATCC 6258
• S-5 Candida tropicalis ATCC 750

DIRECT DETECTION (Cryptococcus neoformans Antigen Test)

• Cn-Ag-1 Negative
• Cn-Ag-2 Positive (1:64)
• Cn-Ag-3 Negative
• Cn-Ag-4 Negative
• Cn-Ag-5 Positive (1:8)