PT enrollment needs to cover both antigen and identification testing (culture or molecular). The extent of coverage for each is up to your laboratory director and regulatory agency. However, many of our laboratories will enroll in a proficiency program that will allow them to test and report results for each assay that can be performed on a patient sample. For example, when testing for Streptococcus pneumonia many laboratories have antigen and molecular testing options available and will enroll and report in a separate proficiency program for each.
A list of analytes included in each of our molecular multiplex panels is included in our current catalog.
You will need to verify through some format that you are accurately identifying the targets included on your multiplex panels, but this is not limited to proficiency testing. If an analyte is not included in our program, you may perform an alternative assessment to document the accuracy and reliability of that analyte.
