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

virtusdiagnostics.com.au

Contact

Ms Catherine McCarthy P: +61 (07) 30153055

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

B (Branch)

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
VHSD Brisbane

ISO 15189 (2012)

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

27 Feb 2022

Last Activity Date

22 Aug 2019

Service Product Determinant
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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