Assessing Clinical Microbiology Practice Guidelines: American Society for Microbiology Ad Hoc Committee on Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines Assessment. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • As part of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines Committee of the Professional Practice Committee, an ad hoc committee was formed in 2014 to assess guidelines published by the committee using an assessment tool, Appraisal of Guidelines for Research Evaluation II (AGREE II). The AGREE II assessment helps reviewers determine whether published guidelines are robust, transparent, and clear in presenting practice recommendations in a standardized manner. Identifying strengths and weaknesses of practice guidelines by ad hoc assessments helps with improving future guidelines through the participation of key stakeholders. This minireview describes the development of the ad hoc committee and results from their review of several ASM best practices guidelines and a non-ASM practice guideline from the Emergency Nurses Association.

publication date

  • August 23, 2017

Research

keywords

  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5654901

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85032458849

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1093/cid/cit278

PubMed ID

  • 28835476

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 55

issue

  • 11