TABLE 1.

CAP proficiency testing survey D-A (numbers 1 to 5) and D-B results (numbers 8 to 12)^a

PT no.	1-WASPLab	2-WASPLab	3-WASPLab	4-WASPLab	5-Kiestra TLA	6-Kiestra TLA	7-Kiestra TLA
1	4+ K. pneumoniae	4+ K. pneumoniae	4+ K. pneumoniae	4+ K. pneumoniae	4+ K. pneumoniae	TNP	4+ K. pneumoniae
2	4+ P. aeruginosa; 4+ CoNS	4+ P. aeruginosa; 4+ CoNS	3+ P. aeruginosa; 4+ CoNS	4+ P. aeruginosa; 1+ CoNS	4+ P. aeruginosa; 4+ CoNS	TNP	4+ P. aeruginosa; 4+ CoNS
3	4+ S. aureus	4+ S. aureus; 2+ Presumptive diphtheroids*	4+ S. aureus	4+ Staphylococcus	4+ S. aureus	TNP	4+ S. aureus
4	4+ Streptococcus	3+ Streptococcus	2+ Streptococcus	4+ Beta hemolytic Streptococcus	4+ Streptococcus	TNP	4+ Streptococcus
5	4+ CoNS	4+ CoNS	4+ CoNS	4+ CoNS	4+ CoNS	TNP	4+ CoNS
8	4+ Cronobacter	4+ Cronobacter	TNP	TNP	TNP	4+ Cronobacter	4+ Cronobacter
9	4+ GBS; 1+ C. septicum	4+ GBS; 1+ C. septicum	TNP	TNP	TNP	TNP	4+ GBS; 2+ C. septicum
10	4+ A. haemolyticum	4+ A. haemolyticum; 2+ Neisseria sp.b	TNP	TNP	TNP	4+ A. haemolyticum	4+ A. haemolyticum
11	3+ P. multocida; 1+CoNS	4+ P. multocida; 2+ CoNS	TNP	TNP	TNP	4+ P. multocida; 1+ CoNS	4+ P. multocida; 1+ CoNS
12	>100,000 E. coli	>100,000 E. coli	TNP	TNP	TNP	>100,000 E. coli	>100,000 E. coli

^aCoNS, coagulase negative staphylococci; GBS, group B Streptococcus; TNP, testing not performed; TLA, total lab automation.

^bAdditional organisms recovered but not reported.