WHONET Getting Started Flashcards
utilized in the Microbiology section when lab reports are generated. The software is used to manage, capture, store, and retrieve all the data you obtained from the patient.
WHONET
What section is WHONET utilized
Microbiology section
The sample is plated where
On culture media/ Artificial Culture Media (Plate)
How many hours do you incubate the culture
24 hours
What is an indicator of growth
Colonies of bacterial isolates
What are the four steps involved in this process
- Sample is submitted to the lab
- Sample is plated on culture media
- Check for growth
- Identify the organism
Test the organism against a panel of _________
antimicrobial agents (AMAs)
How to know if a particular antibiotic has the capability that inherit the growth of the bacteria?
presence of zone/zone of inhibition
is a test of the bacterial isolate with a different panel of antimicrobial agents (antibiotics).
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST)
What test is performed after culturing?
sensitivity or susceptibility testing (Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, AST)
WHONET is developed by
WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
Two principal goals of the software
to enhance local use of laboratory data; and
to promote national and international collaboration through the exchange of data.
Purpose of WHONET
Laboratory configuration
Data entry and clinical reporting
Data analysis
