Abstract
Laboratory medicine is a specialized division that supports physicians in the care of patients by providing rapid and accurate in vitro diagnostic tests. Standardization of every component of a specific test is essential for producing accurate results. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) was founded to develop a formal consensus process for standardization in 1968, and has been publishing standards and guidelines covering all aspects of clinical, research, and other laboratory work. CLSI guidelines are widely used around the world for standardization. The CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility testing subcommittee (AST SC) consists of 6 standing and many ad hoc working groups. Members of the AST SC review submitted proposals and suggestions, decide on approving these submissions in face-to-face meetings held twice a year, and revise CLSI documents accordingly. As these face-to-face meetings are open to anyone who registers to attend, I strongly encourage the members of our Society to attend and actively participate in document development. (Ann Clin Microbiol 2018;21:69-74)
Keywords
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Document revision
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the annual clinical research grant from Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital (2017).
Figures & Tables
Fig. 1. The meeting minute of antimicrobial susceptibility testing subcommittee meeting held in San Diego at June, 2018 (excerpt).
Figures & Tables
Table 1. Documents managed by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee (AST SC)
| No. | Documents (brief name) | Documents (full name, and the latest version) |
| M02 | Disk diffusion method (aerobes) | Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests, 13th Edition |
| M07 | MIC testing methods (aerobes) | Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically, 11th Edition |
| M11 | MIC testing methods (anaerobes) | Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Anaerobic Bacteria, 8th Edition |
| M23 | Guidance for setting breakpoints, setting quality control ranges | Development of In Vitro Susceptibility Testing Criteria and Quality Control Parameters, 5th Edition |
| M39 | Antibiograms | Analysis and Presentation of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data, 4th Edition |
| M45 | Fastidious organism tables | Methods for Antimicrobial Dilution and Disk Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria, 3rd Edition |
| M52 | Verification ID & AST Systems | Verification of Commercial Microbial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Systems, 1st Edition |
| M100 | Tables (disk and MIC for aerobes and MIC for anaerobes) | Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, 28th Edition |
