Mycology Proficiency Testing Program (PTP)
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
COMPREHENSIVE: This category is for laboratories that examine clinical specimens for pathogenic molds and yeasts routinely encountered in a clinical microbiology laboratory. These laboratories are expected to identify fungi to the genus and species level as appropriate. Laboratories holding this category may also perform antifungal susceptibility testing, antigen detection, molecular identification or other tests described under any of the categories listed below.
RESTRICTED: This category is for laboratories that restrict their testing to one or more of the following:
Identification Yeast Only: This category is for laboratories that isolate and identify to genus and species, as appropriate, yeast-like fungi routinely encountered in a clinical microbiology laboratory. Laboratories holding this category may also perform susceptibility testing on yeast. These laboratories are expected to refer mold specimens to another laboratory holding a Mycology – Comprehensive permit.
Antigen Detection: This category is for laboratories that perform direct antigen detection methods.
OTHER: This category is for laboratories that perform only specialized tests such as KOH mounts, wet mounts, PNA-FISH or any other mycology test not covered in the categories above or when no New York State proficiency test is available.
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