Book Description

Microbiological investigations are important in the diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of infectious diseases and policies regarding the selection and use of antimicrobial drugs. It is, therefore, essential that test reports are relevant, reliable, timely, and interpreted correctly. High cost of culture media and reagents, lack of rational approach to the selection and use of microbiological investigations, and a shortage of trained technical staff and clinical microbiologists are important factors in preventing the establishment of essential microbiology services in developing countries. This book encompasses all the aspects of quality management in a Microbiology laboratory such as quality assurance & quality control , various factors influencing quality. An attempt has been made to discus various aspects of Audit , Benefits of Acceditation , to avoid confussion between validation & verification & to highlight all the facets of ISO 15189:2007 & steps of Acccreditation to our readers in a palatable form. Finally , I hope the readers will find this edition more informative & up-to-date. We express our sincere thanks to our teachers for their constant inflow of knowledge. We owe a lot to our colleagues for their constant support & help that enabled us to enlighten our views. We would like to thank our technicians for rendering technical support. Finally we express our deepest gratitude to our family members for their constant mental support & giving us the strength that enabled us to enrich our knowledge