Mycology Proficiency Testing Program (PTP)

RESULTS - September 2005

GENERAL

• M-1 Exophiala dermatitidis
• M-2 Scedosporium apiospermum
• M-3 Scopulariopsis sp.
• M-4 Ulocladium sp.
• M-5 Microsporum gypseum

YEAST ONLY

• Y-1 Candida kefyr
• Y-2 Candida norvegensis
• Y-3 Candida lusitaniae
• Y-4 Candida lipolytica
• Y-5 Hansenula anomala

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY FOR YEAST ONLY

• S-1 Candida albicans ATCC 24433
• S-2 Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019
• S-3 Candida parapsilosis ATCC 90018
• 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 Negative
• Cn-Ag-3 Positive (1:8)
• Cn-Ag-4 Positive (1:16)
• Cn-Ag-5 Negative