Table 1 Different sections of the checklist for on-site evaluation in sentinel laboratories

Section 1

Instructions for use

-

N/A^a

Section 2

References

-

N/A

Section 3

Registration for a quality program and certification

7

4.2

Section 4

Documents and records

14

8.5

Section 5

Quality assurance

23

13.9

Section 6

Material and product

16

9.7

Section 7

Internal Quality Control

18

10.9

Section 8

Management of staff competencies

11

6.7

Section 9

Failure analysis, problem resolution and root cause analysis

4

2.4

Section 10

External Quality Assessment (EQA^b)

11

6.7

Section 11

Storage of antibiotic discs

12

7.3

Section 12

Biosafety

27

16.4

Section 13

Analytical step for the AST^c

22

13.3

Overall score

165

100