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MENINGITIS/ENCEPHALITIS PANEL 5 CHALL - IDM5
IDM5
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
Escherichia coli K1
5
Three shipments per year
Haemophilus influenzae
5
Listeria monocytogenes
5
Neisseria meningitidis
5
Streptococcus agalactiae
5
Streptococcus pneumoniae
5
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
5
Enterovirus
5
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV‑1)
5
Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV‑2)
5
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV‑6)
5
Human parechovirus
5
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
5
Cryptococcus neoformans / gattii
5
NOTE: Only IDM5 analytes in bold type will meet CMS requirements for bacteriology and virology identification. For programs that include more than one subspecialty of microbiology, per CLIA, your laboratory is required to test five specimens, three times a year, for each subspecialty your laboratory performs.
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