HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
H.K. Leung, H.W. Lo, L.M.Mok, T.K.W. Ling and W.T. Hui
for correct results, 0 for incorrect results and
(HKMTAQAP) in Medical Microbiologywas first introduced in 1990 and consists of
Participants
2 sections: bacterial identification andantimicrobial susceptibility testing. In order
to assist participants in analysing their
steadily increased to 40 when compared with
performance, a score is given for each result.
39 in 1996, 36 in 1995, 34 in 1994, 32 in
In bacterial identification, scores of 2 are
1993, 28 in 1992, 26 in 1991 and 18 in 1990.
given for fully correct results, 1 for partiallycorrect results, 0 for negative results and -1
of laboratories registered in the programme
susceptibility testing, scores of 1 are given
Number and type of laboratories in 1997 and 1998 Survey Material Distribution Bacteriological Identification
sent in 4 surveys. In each distribution, each
culture or mixture of bacteria was sent for
participating laboratory was provided with
distributed and participants’ performance are
susceptibility testing together with a ReturnForm. HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98
strains was sent out. Some were relatively
74% for 1994, 87% for 1993, 83% for 1992,
(Weeksella virosa) were not scored as they
were for educational purposes only. Interested readers may refer to 1997Survey HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98Report Two and 1997 Survey Report Four1 for more details concerning MM 709
P s e u d o m o n a s a e r u g i n o s a a n dStreptococcus pneumoniae. Only 49%
MM 801 was E. coli O157, a low
(Shigella dysenteriae), MM 703 (Vibrio
t h e u n a w a r e n e s s o f E n t e r o
p a r a h a e m o l y t i c u s ) , M M 7 1 3
Haemorrhagic E. coli ( EHEC ).
(Salmonella typhimurium), MM 715( Ed ward s i e l l a t a rda ) , M M 8 0 3
MM 805 was Vibrio cholerae O139.
( S h i g e l l a f l e x n e r i ) , M M 8 0 6
( S h i ge l l a s o n n e i ) a n d M M 8 1 5
Interpretative Quality Assurance Program (IQAP) with the Hong Kong College of Pathologists. Listeria ivanovii (MM 705)1. Only 44% of participants were able to identify to
questions set on 2 bacterial identification
Readers may refer to 1997 Survey Report Two for more information on
College of Pathologists participated in this
program. This programme has been runningfor four years now and currently there are
M M 7 0 2 wa s Arc a n o b a c t e r i u mhaemolyticum. 85% (33/39) of theparticipants gave the correct answer. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
79% (31/39) gave the correct answer.
laboratories for antimicrobial susceptibility
testing. The survey results are shown in table3. HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98
Participants performed quite well in this
negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR)
category with an all-correct result of greater
strain of Haemophilus influenzae (MM
than 90% for 1998. The percentage of fully
correct results was 92.6% for 1998, 86.7%
for 1997, 97% for 1996, 96 % in 1995, 95%
in 1994, 96% in 1993, 88% in 1992, 94% in
ampicillin was only 68%, this wasslightly better than the previous year.
participating laboratories are not shown since
Readers may refer to 1997 Survey Report Two for more details about this organism. HKMTAQAP Biennial Report 1997 & 98
For Branhamella catarrhalis (MM 704)
and Streptococcus pneumoniae (MM 712)3, only 76% of participants were
the other antibiotics was quite good with
may refer to 1997 Survey Report
an all-correct percentage of greater than
Three for more details about MM 712.
MM 808 was a strain of E. coli, the
Performance Analysis
percentage of correct answers forampicillin and cephalothin was 55%
based on results shown in Tables 2 and 3. A
confidently explain this low percentage.
performance rating representing individual
laboratory performance was calculated using
Standard deviation of the cumulative score of all laboratories examining the same specimen
performance rating were doing better than
correct), 43 (10 1%) were given a score of 1
(partially correct),18 (4.2%) were given a
average and laboratories with negative rating
given a score of -1 (wrong). There were two
participants 1 with a performance rating of
Laboratories with a performance rating of -
1.96 standard deviation below the mean wereconsidered to have performed significantly
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (1997) : Of the 948 reports received for Bacteriological Identification
the 4 specimens, 822 (86.7%) were correctand 126 (13.3%) were wrong. There were
(1997):Of the 386 results returned for four participants with a performance rating
the 12 specimens used in the analysis, 317
(82.1%) were given a score of 2 (fullycorrect), 43 (11.3%) were given a score of 1
(1998) : Of the 999 reports received for
(partially correct),14 (3.6%) were given a
the 4 specimens, 925 (92.6%) were correct
score of 0 (negative) and 9 (2.3%) were given
a score of -1 (wrong). There were two one participant with a performance rating of
participants with a performance rating of
1 Murray PR, Baron EJ, Pfaller MA.Manual of Clinical
(1998):Of the 425 results returned for
the 12 specimens used in the analysis, 346
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