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EXPANDED BACTERIOLOGY - DEX
DEX
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Analyte Challenges per Shipment Number of Shipments
Live organisms 2 Three shipments per year

Additional Information

Expanded Bacteriology (DEX) is an educational opportunity that provides:

  • Culture and susceptibility testing challenges for microbiology laboratories that perform complete identification and susceptibility of bacterial isolates including less common or problematic bacteria
  • More exposure to emerging bacterial pathogens and novel resistance mechanisms
  • Ability to recognize and identify organisms that exhibit multiple drug‑resistance patterns
  • Recovery and identification of mixed pathogens such as yeast, aerobic, and anaerobic bacteria in cultures containing multiple organisms

Program Information

  • Two swab specimens in duplicate with diluents to perform bacterial identification and susceptibility (when directed)

Shipping Schedule

  • Shipment A: January 13
  • Shipment B: May 18
  • Shipment C: December 7






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