PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

Site

QE II Medical Centre

Accreditation No.

2392

Site No.

2385

Date of Accreditation

30 May 1988

Address

Lot 9075, Hospital Avenue
Nedlands, WA 6009
Australia

pathwest.com.au

Contact

Ms Milana Ranieri P: +61 (08) 64571937

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

GX (General)

Scope of Accreditation

Autoimmunity and Immunopathology

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Human Pathology

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26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical (immunofluorescence) investigation Fresh tissue Detection of antigenic targets - Various
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Serum C1 esterase inhibitor
C1 esterase inhibitor functional
Immunopathology - Characterisation of leucocyte surface antigens (including immunophenotyping) Blood CD40 ligand; Stat1
B-cell; Natural killer (NK) cells; T-cells
CD119; CD11a; CD11b; CD11c; CD127; CD14; CD16; CD18; CD19; CD21; CD25; CD27; CD3; CD38; CD4; CD45; CD45RA; CD56; CD62L; CD8; HLA-DR antigen; Immunoglobulin D (IgD); Immunoglobulin M (IgM); Natural killer (NK) cells; T-cell receptor aβ (TCRab); T-cell receptor γδ (TCRgd)
Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Serum Anti-CV2; Anti-Hu; Anti-Ma antibodies; Anti-Ri; Anti-Yo (anti-PCA1); Anti-amphiphysin; Anti-neuronal antibodies
Anti-Purkinje cell antibodies (PCA2); Anti-adrenal cortex antibodies; Anti-ovarian antibodies (AOA); Anti-steroid cell antibodies
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies (NMDA); Anti-voltage gated potassium channel complex antibodies (VGKC)
Anti-AMPA-1; Anti-AMPA-2; Anti-gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptor antibodies
Serum Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies (anti-GBM)
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
Anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies (AQP4); Anti-cardiac antibodies; Anti-striated muscle antibodies
Anti-extractable nuclear antigen antibodies (ENA)
Anti-double stranded DNA antibodies (dsDNA)
Anti-GD1a; Anti-GD1b; Anti-GD2; Anti-GD3; Anti-GM1; Anti-GM2; Anti-GM3; Anti-GM4; Anti-GQ1b; Anti-GT1a; Anti-GT1b; Anti-ganglioside antibodies
Anti-islet tyrosine phosphatase2 (IA2) antibodies
Anti-myelin associated glycoprotein antibodies (MAG)
Anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies (ARA, RNAP); Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP); Anti-intrinsic factor antibodies (IF)
Anti-skin antibodies
Anti-HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase)
Anti-cytosolic 5´-nucleotidase 1A (Anti-cN1A)
Anti-Jo-1 antibodies; Anti-La antibodies; Anti-Ro-52 antibodies; Anti-Ro-60 antibodies; Anti-Scl-70 antibodies; Anti-Smith antibodies (Sm); Anti-U1 ribonucleoprotein antibodies (U1 RNP); Anti-centromere protein B antibodies (Cenp-B); Anti-extractable nuclear antigen antibodies (ENA); Anti-histone antibodies (AHA); Anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA); Anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA)
Anti-zinc transporter protein 8 antibodies (ZNT8)
Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies (PLA2R)
Anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibodies
Anti-voltage gated calcium channel antibodies (VGCC)
Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GAD)
Anti-EJ antibodies; Anti-Jo-1 antibodies; Anti-Ku antibodies; Anti-Mi-2 antibodies; Anti-NXP2 antibodies; Anti-OJ antibodies; Anti-PL-12 antibodies; Anti-PL-7 antibodies; Anti-Pm/Scl-100 antibodies; Anti-Pm/Scl-75 antibodies; Anti-Ro-52 antibodies; Anti-SAE1 antibodies; Anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibodies (MDA5); Anti-myositis antibodies; Anti-signal recognition particle antibodies (SRP); Anti-transcription intermediary factor antibodies (TIF1)
Anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies (AChR)
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA); Anti-deamidated gliadin antibodies; Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG)
Anti-liver cytosol antibodies (LC-1); Anti-liver-kidney microsomes antibodies (LKM); Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA, AMA M1 and/or AMA M2); Anti-soluble liver antigen antibodies (SLA); Anti-soluble liver antigen/liver-pancreas antibodies (SLA/LP)
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies (anti-GBM); Anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies (MPO); Anti-proteinase 3 antibodies (PR3)
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA)
Anti-muscle specific kinase antibodies (MuSK)
Anti-gastric parietal cell antibodies (GPC/PCA); Anti-liver-kidney microsomes antibodies (LKM); Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA, AMA M1 and/or AMA M2); Anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies; Anti-smooth muscle antibodies (SMA)
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential component testing (purified native and/or recombinant allergens)) Serum Api m1 phospholipase A2 - Honey bee; Ara h2 - Peanut; Galactose-α-1,3-galactose thyroglobulin - Bovine; MUXF3 CCD; Ovomucoid - Egg; Pol d5 - European paper wasp; Tropomyosin - Shrimp; Ves v5 - Common wasp; α-Lactalbumin - Milk; β-Lactoglobulin - Milk
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential drug allergens) Serum Tetanus toxoid; Amoxicilloyl group; Ampicilloyl group; Chlorhexidine; Gelatin - Bovine; Insulin - Human; Morphine; Penicilloyl G; Penicilloyl V; Pholcodine; Rocuronium bromide; Suxamethonium (succinylcholine)
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential epidermal and animal protein allergens) Serum Budgerigar feathers; Canary bird feathers; Cat dander; Chicken feathers; Cow dander; Dog dander; Duck feathers; Ferret epithelium; Finch feathers; Goose feathers; Guinea pig epithelium; Hamster epithelium; Horse dander; Mouse epithelium; Mouse serum proteins; Mouse urine proteins; Parakeet feathers; Parrot feathers; Rabbit epithelium; Rat epithelium; Rat serum proteins; Rat urine proteins; Sheep epithelium; Turkey feathers
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [additives] allergens) Serum Tragacanth (E413)
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [egg and fowl] allergens) Serum Chicken; Egg; Egg white; Egg yolk; Turkey meat
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [fish, shellfish and molluscs] allergens) Serum Blue mussel; Codfish; Crab; Lobster; Octopus; Oyster; Salmon; Scallop; Shrimp; Squid; Tuna
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [fruit and vegetable] allergens) Serum Apple; Apricot; Aubergine (eggplant); Avocado; Banana; Beetroot; Blueberry; Broccoli; Carrot; Cauliflower; Celery; Fig; Garlic; Grape; Guava; Kiwi; Lemon citrus; Lime citrus; Mango; Melon; Olive - Black, fresh; Onion; Orange citrus; Peach; Pear; Pineapple; Potato; Strawberry; Tomato; Watermelon
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [meat] allergens) Serum Beef; Mutton; Pork
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [milk] allergens) Serum Casein; Cheese - Cheddar type; Goat milk; Milk
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [miscellaneous] allergens) Serum Cacao; Coffee; Honey; Mushroom; Omega-5-gliadin; Yeasts
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [seeds, legumes and nuts] allergens) Serum Almond; Barley; Brazil nut; Buck wheat; Cashew nut; Chick pea; Coconut; Gluten; Green bean; Hazelnut; Lentil; Lupin seed; Macadamia nut; Maize; Oat; Pea; Peanut; Pecan nut; Pinenut; Pistachio; Poppy seed; Pumpkin seed; Rapeseed; Rice; Rye; Sesame seed; Soy bean; Walnut; Wheat; White bean
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [spices] allergens) Serum Anise; Basil; Caraway; Cardamon; Chilli pepper; Cinnamon; Clove; Fennel seed; Ginger; Mace; Mint; Mustard; Nutmeg; Paprika (sweet pepper)
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential grass pollen allergens) Serum Bahia grass; Bermuda grass; Cultivated wheat; Johnson grass; Kentucky blue; Rye grass; Sweet vernal grass; Timothy grass; Velvet grass
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential insect allergens) Serum Fire ant; German cockroach; Horse fly Tabanus spp.; Mosquito
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential microorganism allergens) Serum Alternaria alternata; Anisakis; Ascaris spp. (roundworm); Aspergillus fumigatus; Candida albicans; Cladosporium herbarum; Echinococcus spp.; Malassezia spp.; Penicillium chrysogenum (formerly Penicillium notatum)
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential miscellaneous allergens) Serum Seminal fluid
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential mite allergens) Serum Blomia tropicalis house dust mite; Dermatophagoides farinae house dust mite; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus house dust mite; House dust - Hollister-Stier
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential occupational allergens) Serum Latex; Sunflower seed
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential tree pollen allergens) Serum Acacia; Australian pine; Eucalyptus; Melaleuca; Olive; Silver birch; Wattle; White pine; Willow salix
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential venom allergens) Serum Common wasp (yellow jacket) venom; European hornet venom; Honey bee venom; Paper wasp venom
Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential weed pollen allergens) Serum Common ragweed; Dandelion; Goldenrod; Lupin; Marguerite; Mugwort; Ox-eye daisy; Rapeseed
Immunopathology - Investigation and/or assessment of neutrophils - Functional tests Blood Qualitative assessment of neutrophils for the presence of oxidative pathway defects
Immunopathology - Investigation of natural killer cell release from target cells Blood Natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity
Immunopathology - Quantitation of complement proteins Serum Alternative pathway haemolytic complement; Total haemolytic complement
Mannose binding lectin (MBL) levels
Immunopathology - Quantitative and/or qualitative investigation of proteins Plasma; Serum Characterisation of cryoglobulins; Cryofibrinogen
Cryofibrinogen; Cryoglobulins
Cryofibrinogen; Cryoglobulins
Serum Tryptase
Immunopathology - Quantitative investigation and/or assessment of neutrophils Blood Oxidative burst
Polymorphonuclear cells; Serum Bacterial killing; Chemotaxis measurement; Opsonisation
Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses Serum Total immunoglobulin E
Immunopathology - Tests of cellular immunity - Lymphocyte function tests Blood Proliferation by antigens; Proliferation by mitogens
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Serum Tetanus IgG antibody
Streptococcus pneumoniae IgG antibody
Streptococcus pneumoniae IgG antibody
Anti-Aspergillus IgG; Anti-avian IgG - Budgerigar; Anti-avian IgG - Pigeon
Clinical Biochemistry

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Human Pathology

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26 Jan 2027

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06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Haematology - Assessment of haemolysis or metabolic enzymes (red cell enzyme assays) Blood Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)

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Human Pathology

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26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals Plasma Caffeine
Plasma; Serum Ethanol; Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
Urine Paraquat
Chemical pathology - Biochemical genetic services for the diagnosis of metabolic and enzymological disorders Blood; Dried blood spots; Leucocytes (leukocytes); Liver; Muscle; Plasma; Serum; Skin fibroblasts Gal-1-p-uridyl transferase
Plasma; Serum Transferrin isoforms
Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring Plasma; Serum Asparaginase
Gentamicin (cidomycin, septopal, genticyn, garamycin); Lithium; Methotrexate; Salicylate; Tobramycin; Valproate (valproic acid, epilim)
Carbamazepine; Digoxin; Phenobarbitone; Phenytoin (dilantin); Theophylline; Vancomycin
Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of tumour markers Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) α-Fetoprotein (AFP)
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
Plasma; Serum CA125 antigen (CA125); CA15-3 antigen (CA15-3); CA19-9 antigen (CA19-9); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG); Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Prostate specific antigen (PSA) fractions and derived index; α-Fetoprotein (AFP)
Thyroglobulin
Serum; Urine β2-Microglobulin (B2M)
Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) Plasma; Serum C-peptide; Cortisol; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Insulin; Luteinising hormone (LH); Macroprolactin; Oestradiol; Parathyroid hormone (PTH); Progesterone; Prolactin; Testosterone
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1, somatomedin C)
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone; Androstenedione; Dihydrotestosterone; Oestradiol; Testosterone
Procalcitonin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS); Growth hormone; Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (IGF-BP3); Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
Urine Cortisol - Free
Cortisol - Free
Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Blood Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
Blood; Plasma; Serum Fructosamine; Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
Chemical pathology - Dynamic tests Sweat Sweat chloride; Sweat sodium
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function Plasma; Serum Troponin I
Troponin I
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia Plasma; Serum HDL - Quantitation; LDL - Quantitation
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of renal and/or hepatic function Plasma; Serum Bile acids - Quantitative
Serum Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzymes
Caeruloplasmin
Haptoglobins; α1-Antitrypsin
Hyaluronic acid
Chemical pathology - Haem related pigments and precursors (excluding porphyria) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Bilirubin; Xanthochromia
Plasma Plasma free haemoglobin
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Blood; Plasma Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT)
Cholinesterase
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Glucose; Protein - Total
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Pleural fluid Adenosine deaminase
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; Glucose; Lactate; Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase
Carbohydrate deficient transferrin
Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Chloride; Creatinine; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase
Albumin; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin
Plasma; Serum; Urine Osmolality
Serum C1 esterase inhibitor; β-Trace protein (β-TP)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE); α2-Macroglobulin
Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Ammonia; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Creatinine; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase
Urine Ketones
Chloride
Albumin; Calcium - Total; Chloride; Creatinine; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Urate; Urea
pH
Chemical pathology - Investigation for foetal lung maturity and/or foetal abnormalities Amniotic fluid α-Fetoprotein (AFP)
Chemical pathology - Investigation for folate deficiency Blood; Plasma; Serum Folate
Chemical pathology - Investigation of Helicobacter pylori colonisation or eradication Breath C14
Chemical pathology - Investigation of malabsorption Breath Breath hydrogen
Chemical pathology - Investigation of maternal markers to detect foetal abnormality Serum Free β-human chorionic gonadotropin (free β-hCG); Pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A); α-Fetoprotein (AFP)
Chemical pathology - Investigation of porphyria Blood; Plasma cells; Urine Porphobilinogen (PBG); Porphyrins - Total
Chemical pathology - Iron studies Plasma; Serum Ferritin
Iron; Transferrin
Iron; Transferrin
Chemical pathology - Newborn screening services for the diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism Dried blood spots Galactose metabolites
Acylcarnitine profile; Amino acids; Carnitines
11-Deoxycortisol; 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone; 21-Deoxycortisol; Androstenedione; Cortisol
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone; Immunoreactive trypsinogen; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Gal-1-p-uridyl transferase
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of precursor and intermediary metabolites Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Plasma; Serum; Urine Acylcarnitine lactate; Amino acids; Aspartylglucosamine; Bile alcohols; Carnitines; Creatine; Free fatty acids - Total; Glycosaminoglycans (MPS); Guanidinoacetate; Lactate; Organic acids; Piperideine-6-carboxylate; Purine and pyrimidine metabolites; Pyruvate; n-Acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid, NANA)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Plasma; Serum; Urine Amino acids
Plasma; Serum β-Hydroxybutyrate
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins Blood; Plasma; Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Cobalamin (vitamin B12); Holotranscobalamin (active vitamin B12)
Plasma; Serum Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Carotenoids; Retinol (vitamin A); Tocopherol (vitamin E)
Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function Plasma; Serum Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free
Chemical pathology - Trace element analysis Blood Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Iodine; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Selenium
Liver Copper; Iron
Plasma Aluminium; Chromium; Manganese; Selenium; Zinc
Plasma; Serum Copper
Urine Arsenic; Arsenic speciation; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iodine; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Vanadium
Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies Plasma; Serum Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO)
Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg)
Serum Rheumatoid factor
Immunopathology - Quantitation of complement proteins Serum Complement components C3 and C4
Immunopathology - Quantitative and/or qualitative investigation of proteins Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Serum Oligoclonal bands
Serum Albumin; Detection and quantitation of free kappa and free lambda light chains; α1-Globulin; α2-Globulin; β-Globulin; γ-Globulin
Detection and quantitation of free kappa and free lambda light chains
Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses Serum Total immunoglobulin A; Total immunoglobulin G; Total immunoglobulin M
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Serum Streptococcal anti-DNAse B (anti-streptodornase) antibody; Anti-streptolysin O (ASOT)
Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

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06 Feb 2024

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Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals Serum Methadone
Methanol
Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring Blood 6-Mercaptopurine; 6-Thioguanine; Cyclosporin; Everolimus; Sirolimus; Tacrolimus
Plasma; Serum Linezolid
Serum Teicoplanin; Thiopentone
5-Flucytosine; 9-Hydroxyrisperidone; Amiodarone; Busulfan; Clozapine; Cotinine; Desmethyl venlafaxine; Ganciclovir; Hydroxychloroquine; Hydroxyperhexiline (OH-perhexiline); Infliximab; Itraconazole; Lamotrigine; Levetiracetam; Mycophenolate; Norclozapine; Olanzapine; Perhexiline; Posaconazole; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Venlafaxine; Voriconazole; Warfarin
Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses Plasma; Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclasses; Total immunoglobulin G
Serum Total immunoglobulin D

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Legal

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06 Feb 2024

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Medico legal drug testing AS/NZS 4308:2008, section 2 Specimen collection, storage, handling and dispatch Urine Colour; Creatinine; Temperature; pH
Medico legal drug testing AS/NZS 4308:2008, section 3 General laboratory requirements Urine General laboratory requirements as described in AS/NZS 4308
Medico legal drug testing AS/NZS 4308:2008, section 4 Laboratory screening procedures Urine Amphetamine type substances; Benzodiazepines; Cannabis metabolites; Cocaine metabolites; Opiates
Medico legal drug testing AS/NZS 4308:2008, section 5 Laboratory confirmatory procedures Urine 11-nor-δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid; Benzoylecgonine (ecgonine benzoate)
6-Acetylmorphine; 7-Amino-clonazepam; 7-Amino-flunitrazepam; 7-Amino-nitrazepam; Nordiazepam; Oxazepam; Temazepam; α-Hydroxyalprazolam
Amphetamines; Methylamphetamine; Methylenedioxyamphetamine; Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine; Phentermine; Pseudoephedrine (PSE)
Codeine; Morphine
Diagnostic Genomics

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06 Feb 2024

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Cytogenetics - Detection of defined, balanced and/or unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities by in-situ hybridisation techniques Amniotic fluid; Blood; Chorionic villus tissue; Lymph nodes; Other tissues - Malignant; Other tissues - Non-malignant; Paraffin embedded tissue; Products of conception (POC); Tumour imprints Chromosomal rearrangement; Constitutional genetic abnormalities; Cytogenetic analysis and reporting; Pathogenic copy number changes; Variations of unknown significance
Chromosomal rearrangement; Constitutional genetic abnormalities; Cytogenetic analysis and reporting; Pathogenic copy number changes; Variations of unknown significance
Cytogenetics - Karyotype detection of balanced and/or unbalanced chromosome abnormalities Amniotic fluid; Blood; Chorionic villus tissue; Other body fluids; Other tissues - Malignant; Other tissues - Non-malignant; Products of conception (POC); Tissues Cytogenetic analysis and reporting
Cytogenetics - Molecular karyotype (SNP microarray) detection of unbalanced chromosome abnormalities Amniotic fluid; Blood; Chorionic villus tissue; Other tissues - Malignant; Other tissues - Non-malignant; Products of conception (POC); Tissues Cytogenetic analysis and reporting; Pathogenic copy number changes; Uniparental or biparental chromosome inheritance
Molecular genetics - Assay for defined mutation or polymorphism (including pharmacogenetic testing) - Targeted genes Amniotic fluid; Blood; Buccal swabs; Chorionic villus; Dried blood spots; Extracted DNA; Purified DNA Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (Naito-Oyanagi disease); Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) related disorders; Fragile X syndrome (FRAXA); Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA, FA); Huntington's disease; Kennedy's disease (spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy); Myotonic dystrophy; Nudix hydrolase 15 gene (NUDT15); Spinocerebellar ataxia
Molecular genetics - DNA extraction Amniotic fluid; Blood; Body fluids; Buccal swabs; Buffy coat; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Chorionic villus tissue; Cultured cells; Fibroblast cell pellets; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Fresh tissue; Frozen tissue; Muscle; Products of conception (POC); Saliva; Skin biopsy; Tissue biopsy; Tissues; Urine Viable DNA for sequencing and other molecular assays
Blood Viable DNA for sequencing and other molecular assays
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Carrier testing - Targeted genes Amniotic fluid; Blood; Bone marrow; Buccal swabs; Chorionic villus; Cultured cell pellets; Dried blood spots; Extracted DNA; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Frozen tissue; Muscle; Products of conception (POC); Skin fibroblasts; Tissues; Urine Blood borne tumours; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Cystic fibrosis; Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (Naito-Oyanagi disease); Duchenne-Becker muscular dystrophy; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; Familial motor neurone diseases; Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) related disorders; Fragile X syndrome (FRAXA); Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA, FA); Galactosemia; Haemoglobin subunit alpha 1 (HBA1); Haemoglobin subunit alpha 2 (HBA2); Haemoglobin subunit beta (HBB); Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome; Hereditary colorectal cancer; Hereditary haemochromatosis; Hereditary non-syndromic deafness; Hereditary pancreatitis; Huntington's disease; Incontinentia pigmenti; Inherited cancer syndromes; Inherited cardiac disorders - LQT, Brugada syndrome, DCM, HCM, ARVC, CPVT, aortopathy; Inherited disorders; Kennedy's disease (spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy); Li-Fraumeni syndrome; Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LHCAD) deficiency; Lynch syndrome; Mendelian disorders; Myotonic dystrophy; Neuromuscular disorders; Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy; Rare undiagnosed disease; Skeletal dysplasia; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) genotyping; Variants in the nuclear genome; Y chromosome microdeletion; α-Thalassaemia; β-Thalassaemia
Extracted DNA Spinal muscular atrophy; Survival of motor neuron 1 (SMN1)
Cystic fibrosis
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Carrier testing - Whole genome sequencing studies for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes Extracted DNA Inherited disorders
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Diagnostic testing - Targeted genes Amniotic fluid; Blood; Bone marrow; Buccal swabs; Chorionic villus; Cultured cell pellets; Dried blood spots; Extracted DNA; Muscle; Products of conception (POC); Skin fibroblasts; Tissue culture cells; Tissues; Urine Angelman syndrome; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Cystic fibrosis; Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (Naito-Oyanagi disease); DiGeorge syndrome; Duchenne-Becker muscular dystrophy; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; Familial motor neurone disease - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Fragile X; Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) related disorders; Fragile X syndrome (FRAXA); Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA, FA); Galactosemia; Guanine nucleotide binding protein (GNAS) related disorders; Hemangioblastoma; Hereditary haemochromatosis; Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies; Hereditary pancreatitis; Huntington's disease; Incontinentia pigmenti; Kennedy's disease (spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy); Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LHCAD) deficiency; Mendelian disorders; Mitochondrial disorders; Myotonic dystrophy; Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy; Prader-Willi syndrome; Rare undiagnosed disease; Russell-Silver syndrome (Silver-Russell syndrome); Skeletal dysplasia; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) genotyping; Uniparental disomy 14,7; Variant haemoglobin; Variants in the nuclear genome; Y chromosome AZF deletions; α-Thalassaemia; β-Thalassaemia
Blood Haemochromatosis; Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT); α1-Antitrypsin
Blood; Muscle Mitochondrial disorders; Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Blood; Saliva Cystic fibrosis
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Diagnostic testing - Targeted panels for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes Blood Heterogeneous Inherited disorders
Inherited disorders; Neuromuscular disorders
Androgen receptor; Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES); Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Gilberts disease; Incontinentia pigmenti; α-Thalassaemia; β-Thalassaemia
Blood; Tissues Cowden syndrome (multiple hamartoma syndrome); Familial adenomatous polyposis; Inherited cancer syndromes; Li-Fraumeni syndrome; Lynch syndrome; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Neurofibromatosis; Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; Retinoblastoma; Tuberous sclerosis; Von Hippel Lindau disease
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Diagnostic testing - Whole exome sequencing studies for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes Blood Copy number variation (CNV); Inherited cancer syndromes; Inherited disorders; Inherited solid tumours; Neuromuscular disorders
Molecular genetics - Non-invasive prenatal (genetic) screening Extracted DNA Rhesus D Antigen exons 5 and 7
Molecular genetics - Predictive genetic testing - Targeted panels for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes Blood Huntington's disease; Inherited cancer syndromes; Myotonic dystrophy
Molecular genetics - Prenatal genetic testing (excluding non-invasive prenatal [genetic] screening) Amniotic fluid; Chorionic villus Trisomy 13, trisomy 18, trisomy 21; Trisomy X; Trisomy Y
Molecular genetics - Screening for an unknown mutation - Targeted genes Blood Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Molecular genetics/Cytogenetics - Bioinformatic analysis DNA sequences; FASTQ files; RNA sequences Primary analysis - Conversion of instrument file to FASTQ or FASTA file; Secondary analysis - Alignment and variant calling; Tertiary analysis - Data annotation and interpretation
Division of Tissue Pathology

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Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Cervical cytological investigation for abnormalities, precancerous or cancerous changes or conditions Cervical smear; Liquid based cytology specimens from cervix Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cervical cytological material
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Gynaecological (non-cervical) cytological investigation for abnormalities, precancerous or cancerous changes or conditions Endometrial pipelle; Vaginal smears; Vault smears Cytological examination; Review and reporting of gynaecological (non-cervical tissue) cytological samples
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Non-gynaecological cytological investigations of body fluids, exudates, washings and brushings from non-squamous mucosal sites for the detection of malignancy Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Other body fluids; Sputum; Urine; Washings or brushings from other sites Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cytology samples
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Non-gynaecological cytological investigations of nipple discharge or smears from squamous mucosal sites for the detection of cancerous or precancerous changes Anus smears; Nipple discharge Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cytology samples
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Non-gynaecological cytological investigations on samples obtained via fine needle aspiration biopsy Fine needle aspirates (FNA) Cytological examination; Review and reporting of fine needle aspiration samples
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Testing for the National Cervical Screening Program Liquid based cytology specimens from cervix; Liquid based cytology specimens from vaginal vault Human papilloma virus (HPV); Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cervical cytological material
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material Formalin fixed tissue; Fresh tissue Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities; Structured reporting
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material by electron microscopy Fluids; Formalin fixed tissue; Hair; Nasal brushings Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude ultra-structural morphological abnormalities
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Gene probes using paraffin in-situ hybridisation techniques (chromogenic/silver) Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues Detection of nucleic acid targets - Various
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immediate frozen section diagnosis Fresh tissue; Smears; Tissue imprint Intra-operative consultation and examination of biopsy material; Rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE)
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical investigation Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Fresh tissue Detection of antigenic targets - Various
Cytogenetics - Molecular karyotype (SNP microarray) detection of unbalanced chromosome abnormalities Paraffin embedded tissue Pathogenic copy number changes
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis for post vasectomy and/or examination of cervical mucus Semen Presence of spermatozoa
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) Cervical specimen; Liquid based cytology specimens; Vaginal vault specimens; Vault smears Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Molecular genetics - Assay for defined mutation or polymorphism (including pharmacogenetic testing) - Targeted genes Blood; Bone marrow; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues KIT D816v mutation analysis; Rare undiagnosed disease
Blood; Fluids; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Tissues Haematolymphoid malignancies; Solid tumours
Blood; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues EGFR mutation analysis
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues DNA copy number
MYD88 mutation analysis
RAS mutation analysis
Glioblastoma; MGMT promoter methylation analysis
Variants in the nuclear genomeAdd TERT Promoter variants and then remove Variants in the nuclear genome.
Lynch syndrome
EGFR T790m variant
Molecular genetics - DNA extraction Blood; Cytology samples; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Tissues Viable DNA for sequencing and other molecular assays
Molecular genetics - DNA sequencing Blood; Cytology samples; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Tissues Sequenced DNA utilising massively parallel sequencing technologies
Molecular genetics - Detection and characterisation of cell free RNA (cfRNA)/cell free DNA (cfDNA)/cell free TNA (cfTNA) in cancer screening and/or cancer genetic testing Blood Nucleic acid analysis for specific variants
Molecular genetics - Genetic testing for chimerism and mosaic gene variants (cancer and somatic mosaicism) - Targeted panels for non-inherited (somatic) DNA/RNA changes Blood; Cytology samples; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Tissues Haematolymphoid malignancies; Solid tumours
Molecular genetics - Heterozygous loci determinations Blood; Fluids; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Fresh tissue Haematolymphoid malignancies; Solid tumours
Molecular genetics - RNA extraction Blood; Cytology samples; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Tissues Viable RNA for molecular diagnostics; Viable RNA for sequencing
Molecular genetics - Screening for an unknown mutation - Targeted panels for non-inherited (somatic) DNA/RNA changes Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues Haematological malignancies; Solid tumours; Somatic mutation detection
Haematological malignancies; Solid tumours; Somatic mutation detection
Molecular genetics/Cytogenetics - 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
Forensic Pathology

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Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Coronial autopsy services Body; Body parts Autopsy service and reporting
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material Formalin fixed tissue; Fresh tissue Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Mortuary facilities Body; Body parts Assessment - Level 3 mortuary
Haematology/Immunohaematology

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Haematology - Bone marrow examination Bone marrow Examination of aspirated material; Histological examination
Haematology - Diagnosis of thalassemia Blood Haemoglobin A2 (HbA2) - Quantitation; Haemoglobin F (HbF) - Quantitation
Haematology - Examination of blood films by special staining Blood Malaria
Haematology - Foetal haemoglobin in maternal circulation Blood Feto-maternal haemorrhage (FMH) estimation
Haematology - Full blood examination Blood Morphology
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) Blood ASPtest; Adenosine diphosphate (ADPtest); TRAPtest
Viscoelastic haemostatic testing (VHT)
Platelet aggregation
Platelet function (PFA)
Plasma Heparin induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (HITT)
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); Anti-Xa - Apixaban; Anti-Xa - Dabigatran; Anti-Xa - Fondaparinux; Anti-Xa - Rivaroxaban; Anti-Xa activity - Clexane - Low molecular weight heparin; Anti-Xa activity - Fragmin - Low molecular weight heparin; Anti-Xa activity - Unfractionated heparin; Anti-thrombin III; D-dimer; Factor II; Factor IX; Factor V; Factor VII; Factor VIII; Factor VIII inhibitor; Factor X; Factor XI; Factor XII; Factor XIII; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Lupus anticoagulant; Protein C and protein S; Thrombin time (TT); Von Willebrand factor (vWF) activity - Ristocetin co-factor assay; Von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen - Quantitation
Factor XIII
Factor XIII
Collagen binding activity
Haematology - Investigation of haemoglobinopathy (excluding thalassemia) Blood Haemoglobin S (HbS) - Presence
Haematology - Investigation of haemolysis Blood Donath-Landsteiner antibody
Serum Cold agglutinins
Urine Haemosiderin
Haematology - Limited blood examination Blood Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR)
Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection Blood Duffy system; Kell system; M and N factors; Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes
Immunohaematology - Blood grouping Blood ABO; RhD
Immunohaematology - Determination of compatibility of blood donor units Blood Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test)
Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies
Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies Blood Other blood group antibodies; Rh
Antibody elution
Red blood cell phenotyping
Immunohaematology - Investigation of blood transfusion reactions Blood; Blood products; Plasma Antibodies; Contamination - Microbiological; Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Group checks of patient and donor
Immunohaematology - Issue and release of blood and blood product for transfusion Blood; Blood products; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion
Immunohaematology - Storage and distribution of blood and blood components Blood; Blood products; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets Compliance with transport, storage and distribution requirements of blood, products and components
Immunopathology - Characterisation of leucocyte surface antigens (including immunophenotyping) Aspirates; Blood; Bone marrow; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fresh tissue; Serous fluid CD10; CD103; CD117; CD11b; CD11c; CD123; CD13; CD138; CD14; CD15; CD157; CD16; CD19; CD1a; CD2; CD20; CD200; CD22; CD23; CD235a; CD25; CD3; CD30; CD303; CD304; CD33; CD34; CD36; CD38; CD4; CD43; CD45; CD5; CD56; CD57; CD61; CD64; CD7; CD71; CD79a; CD79b; CD8; CD81; CD9; HLA-DR antigen; Immunoglobulin D (IgD); Immunoglobulin M (IgM); Kappa light chains; Lambda light chains; Myeloperoxidase; T-cell receptor aβ (TCRab); T-cell receptor γδ (TCRgd); Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)
Blood Eosin-5-maleimide; Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) surface markers
Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites Blood Malaria
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Plasma Infectious mononucleosis
Microbiology

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Chemical pathology - Detection of faecal occult blood Faeces Blood
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection and identification of crystalline material Synovial fluid Crystal detection and identification
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria Bacterial isolates Bacteria; Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility
Pathogenic identification
Antibiotic susceptibility
Biopsy specimens; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; General swabs; Sputum; Synovial fluid Bacteria; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC)
Biopsy specimens; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; General swabs; Sputum; Synovial fluid; Urine Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms
Blood Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms
Faeces Clostridioides difficile
Urine Legionella antigen; Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen
Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Red blood cell morphology; Urinary sediment
Bacteria; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC)
Bilirubin; Blood; Glucose; Leucocyte esterase; Nitrite; Proteins; Specific gravity; Urobilinogen; pH
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Public health investigation and/or monitoring of outbreaks of infection Isolates Detection and characterisation of bacteria (including identification and typing)
Microbiology - Environmental investigations and/or infection control Environmental swabs Bacterial organism identification - Acinetobacter; Bacterial organism identification - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Gastrointestinal endoscopes Bacterial growth - Sterility
Spore strips Bacterial growth - Sterility
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) Amniotic fluid; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs; Tissues Treponema pallidum
Anal swab; Eye swabs; Genital swabs; Rectal swabs; Throat swabs; Urine Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Anal swab; Rectal swabs Mycoplasma genitalium
Bacterial isolates Haemophilus influenzae typing
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Staphylococcus aureus blaZ gene
Bacterial isolates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fluids; Sterile site Neisseria meningitidis
Bacterial isolates; Fluids Kingella kingae
Blood Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B)
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Sterile site Streptococcus pneumoniae
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Tissues Coxiella burnetti
Tropheryma whipellii
Rickettsia genus-specific
Blood; Fluids; Sterile site; Tissues Streptococcus pyogenes
Blood; Tissues Orientia tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus)
Bartonella henselae
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Escherichia coli K1; Haemophilus influenzae; Listeria monocytogenes; Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus agalactiae (Streptococcus group B); Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Respiratory specimens Chlamydophila psittaci
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Respiratory specimens; Tissues Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Cervical swabs; Urine; Vaginal swabs Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Eye swabs; Genital swabs; Rectal swabs; Throat swabs; Urine Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Faeces Clostridioides difficile; Escherichia coli - Enteroinvasive (EIEC); Escherichia coli​​​​ STEC stx1/stx2; Plesiomonas shigelloides; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus; Yersinia enterocolitica
Fluids; Genital swabs; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine Mycoplasma hominis
Genital swabs; Meatal swabs; Urine Mycoplasma genitalium; Trichomonas vaginalis
Genital swabs; Rectal swabs; Respiratory specimens; Urine Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Antibiotic resistance gene detection
Genital swabs; Rectal swabs; Throat swabs; Urine Azithromycin resistant Mycoplasma genitalium
Genital swabs; Tissues Klebsiella granulomatis
Genital swabs; Urine Ureaplasma parvum; Ureaplasma urealyticum
Rectal swabs Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1, L2, L2a or L3 (LGV)
Respiratory specimens Bordetella pertussis
Legionella longbeachae; Legionella pneumophila
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (fungi) Bronchoalveolar lavage; Respiratory specimens Pneumocystis jirovecii
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Cryptococcus gattii; Cryptococcus neoformans
Isolates Panfungal - Internal transcribed spacer (ITS)
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (mycobacteria) Bacterial isolates Mycobacteria identification
Bacterial isolates; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Respiratory specimens; Tissues Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Bacterial isolates; Sputum Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium rifampicin resistance rpoB
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (protozoan parasites) Amniotic fluid; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Ocular fluid Toxoplasma gondii
Blood Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium knowlesi; Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium vivax
Faeces Cryptosporidium hominis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia intestinalis
Genital swabs; Urine Trichomonas vaginalis
Isolates Naegleria fowleri
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) Amniotic fluid; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dried blood spots; Dry swabs; Faeces; Plasma; Respiratory specimens; Serum; Tissues; Urine Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Amniotic fluid; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Eye swabs; Faeces; Respiratory specimens; Skin swabs; Sterile site; Tissues; Urine Enterovirus
Amniotic fluid; Blood; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine Rubella virus
Amniotic fluid; Blood; Serum; Tissues Human herpes virus (HHV); Parvovirus B19
Blood Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA
Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Plasma; Serum Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV6)
Human herpes virus type 7 (HHV7)
Dengue virus 1; Dengue virus 2; Dengue virus 3; Dengue virus 4
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Tissues Epstein-Barr virus​​​​
Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Tissues; Urine John Cunningham virus (JC)
Blood; Faeces; Plasma; Serum Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
Blood; Plasma; Serum Human herpes virus type 8 (HHV8)
Blood; Respiratory specimens; Urine Measles virus
Buccal swabs; Mouth swabs; Throat swabs; Urine Mumps virus
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Human parechovirus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Enterovirus; Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1); Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2); Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV6); Human parechovirus; Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Dry swabs Herpes simplex virus (HSV); Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Eye swabs; Faeces; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine Adenovirus
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Respiratory specimens; Skin swabs Enterovirus 71
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Urine BK virus
Dry swabs Molluscum contagiosum virus; Parapox virus
Faeces Adenovirus F40; Adenovirus F41; Astrovirus; Norovirus G1; Norovirus G2; Rotavirus A; Sapovirus I; Sapovirus II; Sapovirus IV; Sapovirus V
Adenovirus F40; Adenovirus F41; Norovirus; Rotavirus
Genital swabs; Liquid based cytology specimens; Rectal swabs; Tissues Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal and throat swab; Throat swabs Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal swabs Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal swabs; Throat swabs Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Nasopharyngeal swabs Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Paraffin embedded tissue Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Respiratory specimens Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus
Influenza A virus H1; Influenza A virus H3
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Monkeypox virus
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Human metapneumovirus; Influenza A virus; Influenza A virus H1/09; Influenza A virus H3; Influenza B virus; Parainfluenza virus type 1/2/3; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A/B
Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Respiratory specimens; Tissues Rhinovirus
Respiratory swabs Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Microbial genotyping Blood; Serum Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotyping; Drug resistance and pre-core and basal core mutations
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Surveillance programme for the detection of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) in accordance with Commonwealth and/or State Health protocols Saliva Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Microbiology - Mycobacteriology - Detection and identification of mycobacteria Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Other body fluids; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine Mycobacteria antibiotic susceptibility
Other pathogenic bacteria to genus level or species level
Mycobacteria identification
Blood; Other body fluids Mycobacteria detection
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine Mycobacteria detection
Isolates Other pathogenic bacteria to genus level or species level
Mycobacteria antibiotic susceptibility
Other pathogenic bacteria to genus level or species level
Microbiology - Mycology - Detection, isolation and/or identification of yeasts and/or fungal elements Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Isolates Fungi identification; Yeasts identification
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Serum Cryptococcus antigen
Fluids; General swabs; Respiratory specimens; Respiratory swabs; Skin scrapings; Tissues Fungi identification; Yeasts identification
Fluids; Respiratory swabs; Skin scrapings; Tissues Fungi identification; Yeasts identification
Isolates Yeast susceptibility
Fungi identification; Yeasts identification
Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites Faeces Cryptosporidia; Microsporidia; Cysts; Ova; Parasites
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation Blood; Plasma; Serum Epstein-Barr virus IgM antibody
Dengue virus IgG antibody; Dengue virus IgM antibody; Dengue virus NS1 antigen
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody
Plasma; Serum Echinococcus granulosus IgG antibody
Barmah forest virus IgM antibody; Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV); Kunjin virus; Measles IgM antibody; Mumps virus IgM antibody; Murray Valley encephalitis virus; Ross River virus IgM antibody; Zika virus IgM antibody
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG
Dengue virus NS1 antigen
Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG avidity; Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) neutralisation; Rubella IgM antibody; Toxoplasma spp. IgM antibody; Lyme IgG antibody; Lyme IgM antibody
Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) IgG phase 1 antibody; Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) IgG phase 2 antibody; Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) IgM phase 1 antibody; Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) IgM phase 2 antibody
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies
Chikungunya virus IgM antibody; Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) IgG antibody; Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) IgM antibody; Legionella longbeachae antibody; Legionella pneumophila total antibody; Yellow fever virus IgM antibody
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) antibody
Echinococcus spp. IgG antibody
Entamoeba histolytica IgG antibody
Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgG; Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgM; Hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) - IgG; Hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) - IgM; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - IgM; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total; Hepatitis B virus envelope antibody (anti-HBe); Hepatitis B virus envelope antigen (HBe Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antibody (anti-HBs); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) - Quantitative; Hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV); Human T-lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I/II) antibody; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) antigen; Rubella IgG antibody; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody; Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibody; Toxoplasma gondii IgM antibody
Ross River virus IgG antibody
Chlamydial pneumoniae IgG antibody
Bordetella pertussis IgG; Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen IgG antibody; Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgG antibody; Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgM antibody; Hepatitis D virus antibody (anti-HDV); Herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody (anti-HSV2) - IgG; Herpes simplex type 1 antibody (anti-HSV1) - IgG; Measles IgG antibody; Measles IgM antibody; Mumps virus IgG antibody; Mumps virus IgM antibody; Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgG antibody; Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM antibody; Parvovirus B19 IgG antibody; Parvovirus B19 IgM antibody; Varicella zoster virus (VZV) IgG antibody; Varicella zoster virus IgM antibody
Schistosoma mansoni IgG antibody
Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV6) IgG antibody; Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV6) IgM antibody
Hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV) - IgG
Ross River virus IgM antibody
Barmah forest virus IgM antibody
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid IgG antibody; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike IgG antibody
Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody
Orientia tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus); Rickettsia typhi; Spotted fever group; Typhus group
Brucella IgM antibody
Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgG; Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgM; Hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) - IgG; Hepatitis A virus antibody (anti-HAV) - IgM; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - IgM; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total; Hepatitis B virus envelope antibody (anti-HBe); Hepatitis B virus envelope antigen (HBe Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antibody (anti-HBs); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) - Confirmatory; Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) - Quantitative; Hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV); Human T-lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I/II); Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) 1/2 antibodies; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 (HIV-1/2) antigen; Rubella IgG antibody; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody; Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibody; Toxoplasma gondii IgM antibody
Brucella IgG antibody
Barmah forest virus IgG antibody
Syphilis Treponema pallidum IgM antibody
Serum Strongyloides IgG antibody
Taenia solium IgG antibody
Dengue virus IgM antibody
Bartonella henselae IgG antibody
Helicobacter pylori IgG antibody
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Leptospira IgM antibody
PCH Diabetes Clinic D

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Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Blood Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
PCH Diabetes Clinic G

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Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Blood Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
PCH Emergency Department

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Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
PCH Hybrid Biplane Theatre

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06 Feb 2024

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Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
PCH Level 3 Shared Pathology Bay

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Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
PCH Theatre

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06 Feb 2024

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Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
PCH Ward 3A (PICU)

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Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
PCH Ward 3B (NICU)

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Bilirubin - Total; Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) limited AP & Mortuary

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material Formalin fixed tissue; Fresh tissue Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immediate frozen section diagnosis Fresh tissue Intra-operative consultation and examination of biopsy material
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Mortuary facilities Body Assessment - Level 2 mortuary
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Non-coronial autopsy services Body parts Autopsy service and reporting
SCGH – Diabetic Clinic

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus Blood Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
SCGH – Emergency Department

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
SCGH – Intensive Care Unit

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
SCGH – Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) Blood Calcium - Ionised; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH
SCGH – Radiation Oncology

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Blood Creatinine
SCGH – Radiology

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Blood Creatinine
SCGH-HITH

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) Blood International normalised ratio (INR)
SCGH-MRI

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies Blood Creatinine
Stem Cell Transplant Laboratory

ISO 15189 (2022)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

26 Jan 2027

Last Activity Date

06 Feb 2024

Service Product Determinant
Immunopathology - Procedures related to the collection, processing, storage and issue of human haemopoietic progenitor cellsAutologous processing; Product received from AN 18796 SN 20921 Haemopoietic progenitor cells Enumeration of CD34+ cells
Processing; Storage (includes freezing/thawing)

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