
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Virtus Health Specialist Diagnostics
Site
VHSD Brisbane
Accreditation No.
19906
Site No.
3170
Date of Accreditation
07 Jun 1991
Address
Level 1, Boundary Court, 55 Little Edward Street
Spring Hill, QLD 4000
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
B (Branch)
Scope of Accreditation
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
27 Feb 2022
Last Activity Date
22 Aug 2019
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of tumour markers | Serum | CA125 antigen (CA125) |
Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Serum | Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH); Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA); Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG); Testosterone |
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins | Serum | Vitamin D |
Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function | Serum | Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free |
Cytogenetics - Detection of defined, unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities by in-situ hybridisation techniques | Amniotic fluid; Blood; Products of conception (POC); Semen; Tissues | Cytogenetic analysis and reporting |
Cytogenetics - Karyotype detection of balanced and/or unbalanced chromosome abnormalities | Amniotic fluid; Blood; Products of conception (POC); Semen; Tissues | Cytogenetic analysis and reporting |
Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Morphology |
Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH); Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC); Mean corpuscular volume (MCV); Mean platelet volume (MPV); Morphology; Nucleated red blood cells (NRBC); Platelet count; Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) | ||
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis of pregnancy | Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Infertility (including in-vitro fertilisation) related endocrinology | Serum | Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinising hormone (LH); Oestradiol; Progesterone; Prolactin; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Investigation of sperm | Semen | Sperm antibodies; Sperm chromatin integrity assay |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis (other than post vasectomy) | Semen | Differential number; Morphology; Motility; Sperm number; Volume; pH |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Serum | Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Rubella IgG antibody; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody |
Molecular genetics - Assay for defined mutation or polymorphism (including pharmacogenetic testing) - Targeted genes | Blood | Fragile X |
Molecular genetics - DNA extraction | Amniotic fluid; Blood; Body fluids; Buccal swabs; Chorionic villus tissue; Products of conception (POC); Saliva; Sperm; Tissues | DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Viable DNA; Viable DNA for sequencing |
Molecular genetics - DNA fragment size analysis | Blood; Chorionic villus tissue; Extracted DNA; Fluorescent-labelled DNA sequencing reaction product; MLPA products; Oral fluid; Purified DNA; Tissues | Copy number variation (CNV); DNA fragment size determination; Fragile X; Maternal cell contamination; Triple repeat analysis; Y chromosome microdeletion |
Molecular genetics - DNA sequencing | Amniotic fluid; Blood; Body fluids; Buccal swabs; Chorionic villus tissue; Extracted DNA; Fluorescent-labelled DNA sequencing reaction product; Oral fluid; Purified PCR product; Tissues | Sequenced DNA |
Molecular genetics - Genetic testing for chimerism and mosaic gene variants (cancer and somatic mosaicism) - Targeted genes | Blood | Spinal muscular atrophy |
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Carrier testing - Targeted genes | Blood; Saliva | Cystic fibrosis; Factor V Leiden; Haemochromatosis; Inherited disorders; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) |
Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Carrier testing - Targeted panels for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes | Blood | Azospermia; Premature ovarian failure |
Molecular genetics - Pre-implantation genetic testing | Blood; Trophectoderm | Aneuploidy screening of amplified trophectoderm/blastomere DNA |
Molecular genetics - Screening for an unknown mutation - Targeted panels for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes | Blood | Azospermia; Premature ovarian failure |
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Accreditation No.
19906
Site No.
3170
Print date
16 May 2022