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The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) is a volunteer-driven, membership-supported, not-for-profit, standards development organization. CLSI promotes the development and use of voluntary laboratory consensus standards and guidelines within the health care community.
To establish a reference range, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends testing at least 120 patient samples. In contrast, for the verification of a reference range, it is recommended to use a total of 40 samples, 20 from healthy men and 20 from healthy women, and the results should be compared to the published reference range.
Later in the 1980s, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute consolidated the methods and standards for MIC determination and clinical usage. Because pathogens continue to evolve, and new drugs continue to be developed, the CLSI's MIC protocols are periodically updated to reflect these changes. [13]
Laboratories first began receiving CAP accreditation in 1964, [8] and the organization was later given authority to accredit medical laboratories as a result of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. [9] The CAP publishes checklists containing requirements pertaining to the performance of laboratory tests.
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) provide standards for the type and depth of agar, temperature of incubation, and method of analysing results. [11]
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Bosnia and Herzegovina – BASMP – Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil – ABNT – Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas; Brunei Darussalam – CPRU – Construction Planning and Research Unit, Ministry of Development; Bulgaria – BDS – Bulgarian Institute for ...
The NSF also develops standards for and certifies water quality. [8] As of 2024 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets limits on drinking water contaminants based on standards set by the NSF. [9] The NSF Consumer Products Division tests and certifies consumer products and appliances used in and around the home. [10] [11]