Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences Quality Assurance Programme Ltd.

Quality Assurance Programme in Medical Microbiology

Organism Identification

Survey materials: Three lyophilized pure or mixed cultures. Types of specimens and clinical diagnoses provided.
Tests requested: Identification of the organisms present in the pure cultures. Look for the potential pathogen(s) from the mixed cultures.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Survey materials: One lyophilized culture. Name of the organism and site of the specimen provided.
Tests requested: Incubate and grow the organism, and investigate the sensitivity to the listed antimicrobial agents.

Contact us: qap_info@hkimls.org

The Chairman
Quality Assurance Programme Committee
Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences Quality Assurance Programme Ltd.

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Last updated on 5 June 2007.