Volunteers for the Subcommittee on AST come from microbiology laboratories, government agencies, and pharmaceutical and diagnostic microbiology industries. Together, they focus on:
- Developing standard reference methods
- Providing quality control parameters
- Establishing interpretive criteria
- Providing suggestions for testing and reporting strategies
- Continually refining standards and guidelines
- Educating users through multimedia communication
- Fostering a dialogue with users of these methods and those who apply them
As a result, the interests of the professions, government, and industry remain balanced and aimed at a single common interest—quality medical testing.
