Form 8 Annual Evaluation and Performance Measurement Report (Ne

Form Approved

OMB Control No.: 0920-1310

Expiration date: XX/XX/XXXX

Annual Progress Metric Measurement Report (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)

Annually, each funded laboratory is required to report to CDC evaluation and performance measures. Data are used to indicate progress made toward program outcomes. These summary reports have to be submitted by email communication to [email protected] or in REDCap at the end of each funding year. Required performance measures are listed below.

1. Characterization of jurisdiction: Number of different submitters that participated in Etest with your lab.

2. N. gonorrhoeae testing: Number of isolates tested by gradient strip and percent of AST results reported to submitters within required timeframe

3. Median and range (in days) from receipt of N. gonorrhoeae isolate to communication of final AST results to submitting laboratory

4. Number of laboratory personnel trained to proficiency in performing gradient strip AST.

5. For laboratories performing whole genome sequencing (WGS): Proportion of gradient strip tested N. gonorrhoeae isolates tested by WGS that passed quality control in accordance with CDC testing protocols.

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