MRSA Screen: MR1608- 1: Negative; MR1608-2: Positive; MR1608-3: Negative; MR1608-4: Negative – Shipped August 15, 2016
Participants’ results
Challenge Expected Results Positive Negative
MR1608-1 mecA negative 15 (Acceptable)
MR1608-2 mecA positive 15 (Acceptable)
MR1608-3 mecA negative 15 (Acceptable)
MR1608-4 mecA negative 15 (Acceptable)
CMPT QC/QA/Statistics:
All samples were produced by CMPT. Samples were randomly selected for QC/QA. Statistics are not applicable in qualitative surveys. CMPT results are listed in the above table.
Samples MR1608-2 was MRSA/mecA positive and sample MR1608-1, -3 and -4 (S.aureus) were MRSA/mec A negative. All samples were homogenous and stable for 20 days from the date of production, August 3, 2016.
CMPT is a program of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.