Proficiency tests - Biomedical



List of available programmes

Medical biology

Cytobacteriology of urines
Urinary antigens - Legionella
Urinary antigens - Pneumococcus
Stool culture (faeces bacteriology)
Blood culture - bacteraemia - complete analysis of the process
Blood culture - bacteraemia - qualitative culture
Cytobacteriology of the cerebro-spinal fluid
Bacteriology of sputum
Blood culture - fungaemia
Screening for Streptococcus agalactiae or streptococcus B
Bacteriology - Microscopic examination in neutral solution: wet mount and Gram stain
Bacteraemia - Microscopic examination in blood - Wet mount and Gram stain
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing by diffusion - disk method
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing by diffusion - gradient method (MIC strips)

Waters for medical use

Endotoxins in waters as described in the pharmacopoeia
Microbiology in waters similar to dialysate
Microbiology in waters similar to endoscope verification solutions
Indicator germs by filtration in bacteriologically controlled waters
Indicator germs in waters similar to pharmaceutical process waters