What's my ATCC number?
What's behind the Panel Access door
Microbiology Potpourri
Common LabPro Exceptions
What's the CLSI AST reporting error
100
AST QC organism that requires 24 hr. Vancomycin incubation.
What is 29212
100
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What is the number of towers in the WalkAway
100
Cannot convert from daily to weekly MIC QC testing unless this new CMS /CLSI quality control option based on risk assessment has been implemented.
What is an IQCP
100
The exception associated with penicillin MIC is <= 0.12 mcg/mL for Staphylococcus
What is "beta lactamase required"
100
Abscess isolate ID: S. aureus AST: Oxacillin (S), Clindamycin (S), Nitrofurantoin (R), Erthromycin (S), Trimeth/Sulfa (R) and Vancomycin (S).
What is Nitrofurantoin
200
AST QC organism for positive CfxS screen
What is 43300
200
Removes a panel out of the tower slot and positions it for reading.
What is the Grabber plate
200
Per CLSI M39-A , Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Test Data, Antibiograms should include isolate data with this minimum number of isolates.
What is 30
200
The exception associated with the barcode label that is not placed on the panel correctly
What is a barcode read error
200
CSF isolate ID: S. pneumoniae AST: Ceftriaxone (S), Penicillin (S), Amoxicillin / Clav (S), Meropenem (S), and Vancomycin (S)
What is Amoxicillin/ Clav
300
Positive QC organism for ESBL confirmatory panel
What is 700603
300
Instrument hardware component that scans the barcode to identify panels
What is the Bar Code Reader
300
Manual pipetter that simultaneously rehydrates and inoculates MicroScan panels
What is the Renok
300
The exception associated with the first choice organism that has a probability less than 85%.
What is "Low Probability ID"
300
Blood isolate ID : Salmonella AST: Ampicillin (S), Trimeth/ Sulfa (S), Ceftriaxone (S), Cefotaxime (S), and Gentamicin(S)
What is Gentamicin
400
AST QC organism for positive Inducible Clindamycin screen
What is BAA-977
400
The shield diffuses light passing up through the fiber optics to the panel wells
What is the Diffuser shield
400
The monthly maintenance Renok dispense volume range.
What is 10.1 - 12.0 grams
400
The exception associated with the organism biotype number that is not in the LabPro database.
What is Very Rare Biotype
400
Abscess isolate ID: Citrobacter freundii AST: Ampicillin (S), Levofloxacin (S), Ceftriaxone (S), Meropenem (S), Gentamicin (S), Trimeth/Sulfa (S) and Pip/Tazo (S).
What is Ampicillin
500
Streamlined ID QC organism with a negative expected value for ARA.
What is 49147
500
The optical system used to read Rapid Neg ID3 Identification Panels.
What is the fluorometric system
500
Website to access MicroScan tools for Technical Support Bulletins, Panel Procedural Manuals, LabPro manuals and other MicroScan technical information.
500
The exception associated with a positive growth well in a series of no growth wells.
What is a "skipped well"
500
Expectorated sputum isolate ID: S. aureus AST: Oxacillin (R), Clindamycin (S), Daptomycin (S), Trimeth/Sulfa (S) and Vancomycin. (S)
What is Daptomycin