Labquality EQAS
Clostridioides difficile
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Scheme information
Scheme
Clostridioides difficile
Service by
Labquality
Target
Laboratories
Group
Clinical microbiology
Sub-group
Bacteriology
Products
5200 /
Clostridioides difficile, culture and toxin detection
Samples: 2 lyophilized mixtures of bacteria
Examinations: C. difficile culture, antigen detection (GDH), toxin detection and direct nucleic acid detection. Hypervirulent C. difficile strains also included.
Rounds:
FEB, MAY, AUG, NOV
Accrediation: SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023, FINAS, PT02
Results/sample set: 1
Additional information:
5201 /
Clostridioides difficile, nucleic acid detection
Samples: 2 lyophilized mixtures of bacteria
Examinations: Direct nucleic acid detection. Hypervirulent C. difficile strains also included.
Rounds:
FEB, MAY, AUG, NOV
Accrediation: SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023, FINAS, PT02
Results/sample set: 1
Additional information: 5200 includes also this examination.
5202 /
Clostridioides difficile, extra set of samples
Samples: 2 lyophilized mixtures of bacteria
Examinations:
Rounds:
FEB, MAY, AUG, NOV
Accrediation:
Results/sample set:
Additional information: Only in connection with products 5200 and 5201