Step 1
Select the Breakpoints option on the main menu.
Step 2
Select the breakpoint you wish to edit from the list.
Step 3
Select the Edit Breakpoint button which appears at the top of the screen.
Step 4
The edit organism scope window will appear - Make any desired changes.
Step 5
When you have finished editing the organism scope, click Next at the bottom of the screen to proceed.
Step 6
The edit criteria window will appear. Use the fields to make changes to the breakpoint information.
Antibiotic
The role name. For more information about configuring antibiotics, see: .
Test Method
You must explicitly associate a breakpoint with a test method such as . For more information about test methods, see: .
Source
You must associate a breakpoint with a set of source guidelines (i.e. CLSI/EUCAST. For more information about source guidelines, see: .
Host
SEDRI-LIMS allows you to configure your own hosts. For more information about this, see:
Specimen Type
You are able to scope a breakpoint association with any number of specimen types.
Special Considerations
Determines whether or not the role is active and can be assigned to users.
Enabled
Determines whether or not the breakpoint is active and usable.
Step 7
When you have finished editing the criteria, click Next at the bottom of the screen to proceed.
Step 8
The edit breakpoint screen will appear. Use the fields to edit breakpoint susceptibility lines.
Breakpoint
This dropdown is used to select a susceptibility definition (i.e. Susceptible, Intermediate or Resistant). Susceptibility definitions can be configured, for a detailed guide on how to do this see: .
Start/End
Use these fields to define the scope of a susceptibility definition.
Add Line
This button is used to add additional susceptibility definition lines to the breakpoint. Lines can be removed by clicking .
Step 9
When you have finished editing the criteria, click Finish at the bottom of the screen to save the changes.