Australian Clinical Labs

Site

Murarrie Core Laboratory

Accreditation No.

3427

Site No.

25252

Date of Accreditation

27 Apr 2022

Address

Lower Ground Floor, Unit 1, 8 Metroplex Avenue
Murarrie, QLD 4172
Australia

Clinicallabs.com.au

Contact

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

B (Branch)

Scope of Accreditation

Murarrie Core Laboratory

ISO 15189 (2012)

  • This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.

Human Pathology

Service Product Determinant
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy materialReporting only Formalin fixed tissue; Fresh tissue; Smears Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical (immunofluorescence) investigationReporting only Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues Detection of antigenic targets - Various
Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) Serum C-peptide; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Insulin; Oestradiol; Prolactin
Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Blood Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function Plasma; Serum Troponin I
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia Plasma; Serum HDL - Quantitation; LDL apolipoprotein B
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Plasma; Serum Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase
Urine Albumin; Chloride; Creatinine; Glucose; Protein - Total; Sodium; Uric acid
Chemical pathology - Iron studies Serum Ferritin; Iron; Transferrin; Transferrin - Iron saturation percentage (%)
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins Serum Vitamin D
Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function Serum Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free
Haematology - Examination of blood films by special staining Blood Morphology
Haematology - Full blood examination Blood Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Mean platelet volume (MPV); Platelet count; Red blood cell distribution width (RDW); Red blood cell index or indices; Reticulocytes
Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) Plasma Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT)
Haematology - Limited blood examination Blood Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR)
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis or follow up of threatened abortion and/or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy Plasma; Serum Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - Quantitative total
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria Urine Bilirubin; Blood; Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Glucose; Ketones; Leucocyte esterase; Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Nitrite; Proteins; Urinary sediment; Urobilinogen; pH
Bilirubin; Blood; Glucose; Ketones; Leucocyte esterase; Nitrite; Proteins; Urobilinogen; pH
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 (viruses) Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Nasopharyngeal swabs; Throat swabs Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) - PCR, RT-PCR
Nasopharyngeal and throat swab Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Serum Hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) - Total; 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 antibody (anti-HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies

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