National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Queensland Health - Forensic and Scientific Services
Site
Forensic and Scientific Services
Accreditation No.
41
Site No.
13096
Date of Accreditation
26 Feb 1998
Address
Liaison Unit, 39 Kessels Road
Coopers Plains, QLD 4108
Australia
Contact
Ms Helen Gregg
P: +61 1800000377
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
GX (General)
Scope of Accreditation
Forensic and Scientific Services
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
26 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
08 Dec 2020
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical governance - Level 2 - Designated person assessment | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Leptospirosis Laboratory
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
26 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
08 Dec 2020
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Blood | Leptospira spp. |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Serum | Leptospira spp. |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial typing | Serum | Leptospiral agglutination test |
Microbiology
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
26 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
08 Dec 2020
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Aspirates; Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; Sputum; Synovial fluid; Tissues | Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility |
| Aspirates; Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; Sputum; Synovial fluid; Tissues; Vomitus | Pathogenic identification | |
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Public health investigation and/or monitoring of outbreaks of infection | Blood; Body fluids; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Isolates; Sputum; Tissues; Vomitus | Detection and characterisation of bacteria (including identification and typing) |
| Detection and characterisation of bacteria (including identification and typing) |
Molecular Microbiology
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
26 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
08 Dec 2020
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Bioinformatic analysis | DNA sequences | Primary analysis - Conversion of instrument file to FASTQ or FASTA file; Secondary analysis - Alignment and variant calling; Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; Sputum; Tissues; Vomitus | Pathogenic identification and typing |
| Faeces | Pathogenic identification and typing | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Microbial DNA and/or RNA extraction | Isolates | Viable DNA for sequencing |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Microbial DNA and/or RNA sequencing | Extracted DNA | DNA sequence analysis |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Microbial genotyping | Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; Isolates; Tissues; Vomitus | Other microbes |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Microbial genotyping by whole genome sequencing studies | Isolates | Other microbes |
| Nasopharyngeal swabs; Oropharyngeal swabs; Swabs; Throat swabs | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Public health investigation and/or monitoring | Faeces | Detection and characterisation of organisms (including identification and typing) |
Virology
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
26 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
08 Dec 2020
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; General swabs; Tissues | Orientia tsutsugamushi virus (scrub typhus) |
| Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; Tissues | Rickettsia genus-specific | |
| Bacterial isolates; Blood; Dry swabs; Tissues | Rickettsia genus-specific; Spotted fever/typhus group | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Aspirates; Bronchial washings; Cell culture; Faeces; Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal and throat swab; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Nasopharyngeal swabs; Sputum; Throat swabsbronchial | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) |
| Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; Isolates; Serum; Tissues; Urine | Nipah virus | |
| Hendra virus | ||
| Hendra virus | ||
| Henipah group | ||
| Blood; Dry swabs; Urine | Ebola virus | |
| Blood; Isolates; Serum; Tissues | Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) | |
| Blood; Serum | Arenavirus group | |
| Blood; Serum; Tissues | Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) | |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage; Faeces; Respiratory specimens; Sputum | Human coronavirus MERS ORF1a gene; Human coronavirus MERS UpE gene | |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage; Faeces; Respiratory specimens; Sputum; Tissues | Coronavirus Pan | |
| Cell culture; Faeces; Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal and throat swab; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Nasopharyngeal swabs; Sputum; Throat swabs | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | |
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs | Enterovirus group | |
| Enterovirus 71 | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; Faeces; Isolates | Enterovirus D68 | |
| Enterovirus; Enterovirus 71 | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; Isolates; Serum; Tissues; Urine | Rubella virus | |
| Measles virus | ||
| Mumps virus | ||
| Rubella virus | ||
| Mumps virus | ||
| Measles virus; Measles virus - Vaccine strain | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Isolates; Serum; Tissues; Vomitus | Mamastrovirus type 1; Mamastrovirus type 6 | |
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Isolates; Saliva; Serum; Tissues | Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV); Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) - Yellow belly strain | |
| Lyssavirus group | ||
| Rabies virus | ||
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Isolates; Serum | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | |
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Isolates; Serum; Tissues | Dengue virus 3 | |
| Ross River virus | ||
| Kunjin virus | ||
| Dengue virus 2 - Thai strain | ||
| Zika virus - African strain; Zika virus - Pacific strain E gene | ||
| Flavivirus group | ||
| Chikungunya virus - Mauritius strain | ||
| Dengue virus 1 | ||
| Mayaro virus | ||
| Rotavirus | ||
| West Nile virus | ||
| Dengue virus - Universal | ||
| Yellow fever virus | ||
| Dengue virus 2 | ||
| Murray Valley encephalitis virus | ||
| Alphavirus | ||
| Kokobera virus | ||
| Dengue virus | ||
| Dengue virus 4 | ||
| Zika virus - Pacific strain NS1 gene | ||
| Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) | ||
| Rift Valley fever virus | ||
| Filovirus group | ||
| Dry swabs; Faeces | Adenovirus | |
| Dry swabs; Isolates; Tissues | Orthopox virus group | |
| Parapox virus | ||
| Orthopox virus group | ||
| Parapox virus | ||
| Molluscum contagiosum virus | ||
| Dry swabs; Tissues | Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | |
| Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | ||
| Faeces | Sapovirus | |
| Reovirus | ||
| Aichivirus | ||
| Astrovirus; Rotavirus | ||
| Faeces; Serum | Hepatitis E virus (HEV) | |
| Hantavirus | ||
| Puumula virus (PUUV) | ||
| Hantaan/Seoul virus | ||
| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) | ||
| Hepatitis A virus (HAV) | ||
| Hepatitis E virus (HEV) | ||
| Faeces; Vomitus | Norovirus G1; Norovirus G2 | |
| Isolates; Serum | Marburg virus | |
| Alfuy virus (ALFV) | ||
| Isolates; Serum; Tissues | Barmah forest virus | |
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF) | ||
| Ross River virus E gene | ||
| Rift Valley fever virus | ||
| Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Respiratory specimens | Influenza A virus H1; Influenza A virus H5 | |
| Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Respiratory specimens; Sputum | Influenza A virus H3 | |
| Influenza A virus H5; Influenza B virus | ||
| Nasopharyngeal swabs; Respiratory specimens; Sputum | Influenza A virus H1 - 2009 pandemic strain | |
| Influenza A virus H7 - 2013 China strain; Influenza A virus H7N9 - 2013 China strain; Influenza A virus N9 - 2013 China strain; Influenza B virus - Victoria lineage; Influenza B virus - Yamagata lineage | ||
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | Flavivirus IgM |
| Serum | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) IgG antibody; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) IgM antibody | |
| Alphavirus IgG antibody; Alphavirus IgM antibody; Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV); Flavivirus; Hendra virus; Zika virus IgM antibody | ||
| Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV); Hantavirus; Hendra virus; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; Orientia tsutsugamushi virus (scrub typhus); Rickettsia australis; Rickettsia typhi | ||
| Flavivirus screen; Hepatitis E virus (HEV); Rabies virus | ||
| Tissues; Viral culture cells | Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) | |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial typing | Swabs | Influenza virus typing |
| Microbiology - Virology - Detection of pathogenic viruses | Aspirates; General swabs; Respiratory swabs and/or washings; Serum; Tissues | Pathogenic identification of unknown viruses |
| Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); General swabs; Serum; Synovial fluid; Tissues; Urine | Alphavirus | |
| Flavivirus |
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Accreditation No.
41
Site No.
13096
Print date
18 Jan 2022
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