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ROUTINE MICROBIOLOGY COMBINATION - RMC
RMC
\Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Procedure
Challenges per Shipment
Number of Shipments
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
1
Three shipments per Shipment
GC culture
2
Gram stain
2
Group A Streptococcus antigen detection*
1
Throat culture
3
Urine culture
3
*If your laboratory uses a waived method for Group A Streptococcus, these results will not count toward the required five challenges for the subspecialty of bacteriology.
Program Information
Five loop specimens with diluents in duplicate, three swab specimens with diluents in duplicate, and one swab specimen for bacterial antigen detection
Urine culture will have one susceptibility challenge
Throat swabs compatible with molecular- and culture-based methods
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