Resources for WCLN Laboratories
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Resources
Antibiograms
- 2013 Statewide Antibiogram
- 2013 Antibiogram by WCLN Region
- 2009 Antibiogram by WCLN Region
- WCLN Regions Map
- S. pneumoniae, 2007-2009
- National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS)
Presentations – WCLN 2010 AST Teleconferences
- Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 1)
- Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 2)
- Antibiotics 102: Reading and Interpreting CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Performance Documents
Presentations – WCLN 2010 AST Workshop Presentations
- Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Overview
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Pharmacist’s Perspective
- Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 1)
- Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 2)
- Gram Positive AST Challenges
- QC & Validation
- Putting Together Your Lab’s Antibiogram
Protocols
- (CDC) Modified Hodge Test for Carbapenemase Detection in Enterobacteriaceae
- (CDC) Laboratory Protocol for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing, Klebsiella spp. and E. coli from Rectal Swabs
- Ten Disk Procedure for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriacae
- Result Recording and Interpretation Form
– This is the protocol and result recording form to perform and interpret results for the ten-disk procedure to detect antibiotic resistance, as shared by Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, of Loyola University Medical Center.
References
- CDC 2012 – CRE Toolkit
- NCCLS Manual of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
- Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance (Animated Video), FDA
- CDC Multi-level Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Resources (MASTER)
- “Surveillance of Wisconsin Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns” – Wisconsin Medical Journal, February 2016, Vol.115, No. 1
Biosafety
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 5th edition
- BMBL- Appendix A: Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biosafety Cabinets
- Laboratory Biosafety: Performing a Risk Assessment
- Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 3rd Edition, 2004
(Link to World Health Organization Website)
- Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
(Link to CDC Website)
Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Resources for Wisconsin Laboratories
Updated 12/17/12
- UW-Madison Vaccines Class (Spring Semester 2009)
- Link to ASCP Certification Maintenance Program
- ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – TB
Posted 4/15/16
- ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – Elizabethkingia
Posted 4/18/16
- ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – Zika
Posted 4/19/16
- CLMA-WI Conference – Zika Virus Update: What We Are Learning
Posted 4/26/16
Emergency Response
- Template – Emergency Laboratory Response Plan
- Clinical Laboratory Preparedness and Response Guide
- Bench Cards for Biothreat Agents
- Biothreat Agents Poster
- Self-Assessment Checklist for Emergency Preparedness for Wisconsin Laboratories
- Sentinel Clinical Laboratory Definition
- A Practical Guide to Dealing with Laboratory Floods
- ASM Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines
- APHL Chemical Threat Agent Poster
Laboratory Network Development
- Carol Kirk & Dr. Pete Shult in conversation
(65 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)
- Developing a Statewide Clinical Laboratory Network
(15 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)
- Guide to Developing Laboratory Networks
National Training Providers and Associations
- American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
- National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN)
- South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM)
Packaging Hazardous Materials/Infectious Substances
- DOT Hazardous Materials Safety
- DOT Shipper’s Declaration (Certification)
- IATA Infectious Substance
- USPS Domestic Mail Manual – Hazardous Materials Section
- Packaging Instructions for Category B Infectious Substances by Ground Transport
Pandemic Influenza
Select Agent Resources
(Link to National Select Agent Registry Website)
Student Education
Tick Identification Resources