September 2009 - Wadsworth Center

LABORATORY PERFORMANCE SUMMARYMycology – GeneralCorrect Responses/Total # Laboratories (%) Referees (%)M - 1 Curvularia sp. 74/74(100) 10/10 (100)M - 2 Aspergillus terreus 73/74 (99) 10/10 (100)M - 3 Fusarium sp. 73/74 (99) 10/10 (100)M - 4 Aspergillus clavatus 72/74 (97) 10/10 (100)M - 5 Trichophyton mentagrophytes 60/75 (80) 9/10 (90)Mycology – Yeast OnlyCorrect Responses/Total # Laboratories (%) Referees (%)Y - 1 Candida albicans 46/52 (88) 9/10 (90)Y - 2 Candida dubliniensis 44/52 (85) 9/10 (90)Y - 3 Candida lipolytica 48/52 (93) 10/10 (100)Y - 4 Candida zeylanoides 51/52 (98) 10/10 (100)Y - 5 Cryptococcus albidus 51/52 (98) 10/10 (100)Mycology – Antifungal Susceptibility Testing for YeastsAcceptable Responses/Total # Laboratories (%)S- 1: Candida parapsilosis M957Amphotericin B 26/26(100) Itraconazole 28/28 (100)Anidulafungin 16/16 (100) Ketoconzole 6/6 (100)Caspofungin 21/21 (100) Micafungin 15/15 (100)Flucytosine (5-FC) 25/25 (100) Posaconazole 17/17 (100)Fluconazole 31/31 (100) Voriconazole 23/23 (100)Mycology – Direct detection (Cryptococcus Antigen Test)Correct Responses/Total # Laboratories (%)QualitativeQuantitativeCn-Ag-1 Negative 70/70 (100) NACn-Ag-2 Positive (1:256) 70/70 (100) 64/64 (100)Cn-Ag-3 Negative 69/70 (99) NACn-Ag-4 Positive (1:16) 70/70 (100) 62/64 (97)Cn-Ag-5 Negative 70/70 (100) NA7