Stool: Clostridium difficile common antigen and toxin/toxin gene CT1905A: Positive/Positive CT1905B: Positive/Positive
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Final Results for C. difficile Survey CT1811
Final results for C. difficile survey CT1811 are available online Please check EQA Results – Clostridium difficile results
Assessment of Clostridium difficile testing results
CMPT recognizes that there can be a “seemingly interminable delay” between submitting some test results and getting an assessment of performance back. Part of that delay has to do with the planning and scheduling the clinical bacteriology committee for a…
2019-2020 PT Programs Order forms available
The 2019-2020 PT programs Order Forms are available online. Due date to register for the 2017-2018 PT programs is March 24, 2017
CT161 Sample description
Clostridium difficile toxin survey CT161 has been shipped on May 16, 2016. The sample description and instructions can be accessed here (PDF).
Reminder to laboratories: HPTA licence required
As the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) comes into full force, any laboratory working with Risk 2 or higher organisms, needs to apply for a HPTA licence.