National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Austech Medical Laboratories
WISE MEDICAL PATHOLOGY PTY LTD
Site
Austech Medical Laboratories
WISE MEDICAL PATHOLOGY PTY LTD
Accreditation No.
14496
Site No.
14521
Date of Accreditation
18 Oct 2001
Contact
Mr M. Nadeem Khaliq P: +61 (02) 97242255
Availability
Services not available to external clients
Supervision
GX (General)
Scope of Accreditation
Austech Medical Laboratories
ISO 15189 (2022)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
16 Jul 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Nov 2024
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material | Formalin-fixed tissue | Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities; Structured reporting |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical investigationReporting only | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues | Detection of antigenic targets - Various |
| Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals | Urine | Amphetamines; Benzodiazepines; Cannabis; Cocaine; Methamphetamine; Opiates |
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Serum | Carbamazepine; Phenytoin (dilantin); Valproate (valproic acid, epilim) |
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of tumour markers | Serum | CA125 antigen (CA125); CA19-9 antigen (CA19-9); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Thyroglobulin; α-Fetoprotein (AFP) |
| Chemical pathology - Detection of faecal occult blood | Faeces | Blood |
| Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Serum | Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS); Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Insulin; Luteinising hormone (LH); Oestradiol; Parathyroid hormone (PTH); Progesterone; Prolactin; Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG); Testosterone |
| Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus | Blood | Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | Troponin I |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia | Serum | HDL - Quantitation |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Plasma | Glucose |
| Serum | C-reactive protein (CRP) | |
| Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Total; Calcium - Total; Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Globulin; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase | ||
| Urine | Microalbumin; Protein - Total | |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation for folate deficiency | Serum | Folate |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation of Helicobacter pylori colonisation or eradication | Breath | C14 |
| Chemical pathology - Iron studies | Serum | Ferritin; Transferrin |
| Iron; Transferrin | ||
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins | Serum | Cobalamin (vitamin B12); Holotranscobalamin (active vitamin B12) |
| Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function | Serum | Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free |
| Haematology - Diagnosis of thalassemia | Blood | Haemoglobin A2 (HbA2) - Quantitation; Haemoglobin F (HbF) - Quantitation |
| Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Platelet count |
| Morphology | ||
| Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) | Plasma | Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT) |
| Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
| Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Blood; Plasma; Serum | Duffy system; Kell system; M and N factors; Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes |
| Immunohaematology - Blood grouping | Blood; Plasma; Serum | ABO; RhD |
| Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies | Serum | Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) |
| Anti-double stranded DNA antibodies (dsDNA); Anti-extractable nuclear antigen antibodies (ENA); Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA); Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) | ||
| Rheumatoid factor | ||
| Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg); Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO) | ||
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential epidermal and animal protein allergens) | Serum | Cat epithelium; Cow epithelium; Dog epithelium; Horse epithelium |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential grass pollen allergens) | Serum | Bahia grass; Bermuda grass; Rye grass |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential occupational allergens) | Serum | House dust |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential weed pollen allergens) | Serum | Common ragweed; Lamb’s quarters; Plantain - English |
| Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses | Serum | Total immunoglobulin E |
| Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis of pregnancy | Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
| Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis (other than post vasectomy) | Semen | Sperm number |
| Morphology; Motility; Vitality | ||
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Aspirates; Ear swabs; Eye swabs; Faeces; Genital swabs; Pus; Sputum; Throat swabs; Urine | Antibiotic susceptibility; Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms |
| Bacteria; Pathogenic identification; Pathogenic microorganisms | ||
| Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms | ||
| Bacterial isolates | Pathogenic identification | |
| Blood | Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms | |
| Urine | Bacteria; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) | |
| Bacteria; Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) | ||
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Dry swabs; Urine | Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Faeces | Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium difficile toxin B; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Yersinia spp. | |
| Genital swabs | Gardnerella vaginalis; Bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria (BVAB) | |
| Atopobium vaginae | ||
| Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae | ||
| Genital swabs; Urine | Mycoplasma genitalium; Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma parvum; Ureaplasma urealyticum | |
| Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Sputum; Throat swabs | Bordetella parapertussis; Bordetella spp.; Legionella spp.; Mycoplasma pneumoniae | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (fungi) | Genital swabs | Candida spp. |
| Nails; Skin scrapings | Dermatophyte identification | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (protozoan parasites) | Faeces | Cryptosporidium spp.; Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia spp. |
| Genital swabs; Urine | Trichomonas vaginalis | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Blood; Plasma; Serum | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load |
| Eye swabs; Genital swabs; Skin swabs | Adenovirus; Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Enterovirus; Herpes simplex virus (HSV); Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | |
| Faeces | Adenovirus; Astrovirus; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Sapovirus | |
| Liquid based cytology specimens | Human papilloma virus (HPV) | |
| Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Nasopharyngeal swabs; Sputum; Throat swabs | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | ||
| Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Sputum; Throat swabs | Adenovirus; Enterovirus; Human metapneumovirus; Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Parainfluenza virus type 1/2/3; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Rhinovirus | |
| Microbiology - Mycology - Detection of dermatophytes and other fungi causing cutaneous disease | Skin scrapings | Dermatophyte identification |
| Microbiology - Mycology - Detection, isolation and/or identification of yeasts and/or fungal elements | Nails; Skin scrapings | Fungi identification; Yeasts identification |
| Fungi identification; Yeasts identification | ||
| Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites | Faeces | Cysts; Ova; Parasites |
| Cysts; Ova; Parasites | ||
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Faeces; Serum | Helicobacter pylori |
| Plasma; Serum | Epstein-Barr virus; Helicobacter pylori; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Measles virus; Mumps virus; Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | |
| Serum | Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody | |
| Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody | ||
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Hepatitis A virus (HAV); Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total; Hepatitis B virus surface antibody (anti-HBs); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Rubella IgG antibody; Toxoplasma | ||
| Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | ||
| Infectious mononucleosis | ||
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Syphilis Treponema pallidum total antibody |
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Accreditation No.
14496
Site No.
14521
Print date
24 May 2025
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