September 2007 - Wadsworth Center

TEST STATISTICSGeneralYeastOnlyAntifungalSusceptibilityTesting for YeastsDirectDetectionNumber of participating laboratories 78 53 29 76Number of referee laboratories 10 10 29 76Number of laboratories responding by deadline 77 52 29 75Number of laboratories responding after deadline 0 0 0 0Number of laboratories not responding 1 1 0 1Number of laboratories successfully completing this test 75 50 27 75Number of laboratories unsuccessfully completing this test 3 3 2 1Number of Laboratories Using Commercial Yeast Identification System*API 20C AUX 39AMS Vitek system 25Remel Uni-Yeast-Tek 4IDS Rapid System 3Microscan 1Number of Laboratories Using Commercial Antifungal Susceptibility Testing System/MethodYeastOne Colorimetric microdilution method 18Etest 5Disk diffusion method 1Others † 6Number of Laboratories Using Commercial Cryptococcus neoformansAntigen Detection SystemEIA method 2Meridien Diagnostic 2Latex Agglutination method 73Immuno-Mycologics 4Meridien Diagnostic 44Remel 5Wampole 22(*Include multiple systems used by some laboratories)( † Include laboratories using NCCLS Microbroth dilution method)9