Journal of Oral Microbiology | |
Quality control for diagnostic oral microbiology laboratories in European countries | |
Wil A Van der Reijden1  Riina Rautemaa-Richardson4  Gunnar Dahlen2  Andrew J. Smith3  | |
[1] Department of Oral Microbiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden;College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, School of Translational Medicine and University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, UK | |
关键词: Diagnostics; multicentre; oral microbiology; periodontitis; endodontic; periodontal pocket; root canal; quality control; | |
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来源: Co-Action Publishing | |
【 摘 要 】
Participationindiagnosticmicrobiologyinternalandexternalqualitycontrol(QC)processesisgoodlaboratorypracticeandanessentialcomponentofaqualitymanagementsystem.However,noQCschemefordiagnosticoralmicrobiologyexisteduntil2009whentheClinicalOralMicrobiology(COMB)Networkwascreated.AttheEuropeanOralMicrobiologyWorkshopin2008,12laboratoriesprocessingclinicaloralmicrobiologicalsampleswereidentified.AllthesewererecruitedtoparticipateintothestudyandsixlaboratoriesfromsixEuropeancountriescompletedboththeonlinesurveyandthefirstQCround.Threeadditionallaboratoriesparticipatedinthesecondround.Basedonthesurvey,Europeanoralmicrobiologylaboratoriesprocessasignificant(meanperlaboratory4,135)numberofdiagnosticsamplesfromtheoralcavityannually.AmajorityofthelaboratoriesdidnotparticipateinanyinternalorexternalQCprogrammeandnearlyhalfofthelaboratoriesdidnothavestandardoperatingproceduresfortheteststheyperformed.InbothQCrounds,therewasalargevariationintheresults,interpretationandreportingofantibioticsusceptibilitytestingamongthelaboratories.Inconclusion,theresultsofthisstudydemonstratetheneedforharmonisationoflaboratoryprocessingmethodsandinterpretationofresultsfororalmicrobiologyspecimens.TheQCroundshighlightedthevalueofexternalQCinevaluatingtheefficacyandsafetyofprocesses,materialsandmethodsusedinthelaboratory.Theuseofstandardisedmethodsisalsoaprerequisiteformulti-centreepidemiologicalstudiesthatcanprovideimportantinformationonemergingmicrobesandtrendsinanti-microbialsusceptibilityforempiricalprescribinginoro-facialinfections.Keywords:diagnostics;multicentre;oralmicrobiology;periodontitis;endodontic;periodontalpocket;rootcanal;qualitycontrol(Published:9November2011)Citation:JournalofOralMicrobiology2011,3:8395-DOI:10.3402/jom.v3i0.8395
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