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Which of the following is NOT a part of the quality assurance process for antimicrobial susceptibility testing by diffusion methods?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the quality assurance process for antimicrobial susceptibility testing by diffusion methods?
- Checking control zone diameters (correct)
- Routine internal quality control testing
- Monitoring the performance of the test
- Using statistical approaches to indicate deviations
What is the purpose of routine internal quality control testing?
What is the purpose of routine internal quality control testing?
- To check control zone diameters
- To ensure the quality of antimicrobial susceptibility tests
- To facilitate monitoring of the performance of the test (correct)
- To indicate deviations from acceptable performance
What is the role of control strains in the quality assurance process?
What is the role of control strains in the quality assurance process?
- To check control zone diameters
- To facilitate monitoring of the performance of the test (correct)
- To indicate deviations from acceptable performance
- To ensure the quality of antimicrobial susceptibility tests
What do standardized methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing include?
What do standardized methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing include?
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What is the importance of quality assurance in antimicrobial susceptibility testing?
What is the importance of quality assurance in antimicrobial susceptibility testing?
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