NCCLS eNews - 5 May 2004 (Plain Text Version)

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Improving Quality with NCCLS Consensus Documents and Products
Press Releases
Standards Status
Notice of Vote and Comment Deadline for Consensus Document
Recently Approved Document
Recently Distributed Draft ISO Standard
Seeking Volunteer Participation on Project Committees - Call for Nominations
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Recently Approved Document

(M44-A) Antifungal Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts

NCCLS is pleased to announce that the following documents have been approved by the Board of Directors for publication. See the text following this list for information on options for member and nonmember organizations to obtain copies.

M44-A — Method for Antifungal Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts; Approved Guideline
This document provides newly established methodology for disk diffusion testing of Candida spp., criteria for quality control testing, and interpretive criteria.

-Second Notice-

GP17-A2 — Clinical Laboratory Safety; Approved Guideline—Second Edition
This document contains general recommendations for implementing a high-quality laboratory safety program, which are provided in a framework that is adaptable within any laboratory.

GP21-A2 — Training and Competence Assessment; Approved Guideline—Second Edition
This document provides background information and recommended processes for the development of training and competence assessment programs that meet quality/regulatory objectives.

The NCCLS procedures have been designed to ensure that consensus has been achieved when a standard or guideline is published at the approved level. This means that a document has been rigorously reviewed by the authoring subcommittee, the area committee overseeing the project, the Board of Directors, and the medical-testing community which participates in the consensus process by carefully reviewing and commenting on the standard or guideline. The listed approved consensus documents are available for purchase.

You may automatically receive or select approved-level documents as a member benefit. For information on joining NCCLS, and viewing membership options and benefits, click here.