| Service and maintenance records available |
|
|
- |
8.0 |
0.19 |
| Yes |
21 |
91 |
0.79 |
- |
- |
| No |
2 |
9 |
0.56 |
- |
- |
| Has calibration programs for the laboratory instruments |
|
|
- |
51.0 |
0.94 |
| Yes |
16 |
70 |
0.78 |
- |
- |
| No |
7 |
30 |
0.76 |
- |
- |
| Has an official (institutional) DFA protocol |
|
|
- |
58.5 |
0.06 |
| Yes |
19 |
83 |
0.74 |
- |
- |
| No |
4 |
17 |
0.92 |
- |
- |
| Approval and/or rejection criteria of samples established and written |
|
|
- |
25.5 |
0.39 |
| Yes |
4 |
17 |
0.85 |
- |
- |
| No |
19 |
83 |
0.76 |
- |
- |
| # of people who read slides per test |
|
|
- |
71.5 |
0.49 |
| 1 |
11 |
48 |
0.75 |
- |
- |
| 2–3 |
12 |
52 |
0.79 |
- |
- |
| Performs confirmatory test(s) on weak or inconclusive samples |
|
|
- |
46.5 |
0.09 |
| Yes |
20 |
87 |
0.74 |
- |
- |
| No |
3 |
13 |
0.91 |
- |
- |
| Participates in a proficiency program for rabies |
|
|
- |
54.0 |
0.94 |
| Yes |
8 |
35 |
0.78 |
- |
- |
| No |
15 |
65 |
0.77 |
- |
- |
| Routinely checks VNA titer of all rabies lab employees |
|
|
- |
54.5 |
0.95 |
| Yes |
15 |
65 |
0.78 |
- |
- |
| No |
8 |
35 |
0.76 |
- |
- |
| Area of brain used for samples (labs may report >1 area) |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
| Hippocampus |
17 |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
| Cerebellum |
16 |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
| Cortex |
11 |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
| Brain Stem (medulla oblongata) |
11 |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pons |
2 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
| Thalamus |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spinal cord |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
| Olfactory Trigone |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
| # of Anti-Rabies Conjugates Used |
|
|
- |
5.0 |
0.11 |
| 1 |
20 |
87 |
0.75 |
- |
- |
| 2 |
3 |
13 |
0.96 |
- |
- |
| Uses rabies negative control FITC labeled Conjugate |
|
|
- |
52.5 |
0.45 |
| Yes |
5 |
22 |
0.72 |
- |
- |
| No |
18 |
78 |
0.79 |
- |
- |
| Slide Incubation Time (Minutes) |
|
|
- |
20.5 |
0.47 |
| 30 or less |
20 |
87 |
0.76 |
- |
- |
| >30 |
3 |
13 |
0.84 |
- |
- |
