National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Saturn Pathology Pty Ltd
Site
West Perth Laboratory
Saturn Pathology
Accreditation No.
20772
Site No.
24928
Date of Accreditation
15 Jun 2021
Contact
Ms Gayle Shaw
P: +61 (08) 92534800
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
GX (General)
Scope of Accreditation
West Perth Laboratory
ISO 15189 (2022)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Serum | Vancomycin |
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of tumour markers | Plasma; Serum | CA125 antigen (CA125); CA15-3 antigen (CA15-3); CA19-9 antigen (CA19-9); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); α-Fetoprotein (AFP) |
| Serum | Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Prostate specific antigen (PSA) - Free | |
| Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Plasma; Serum | C-peptide; Insulin |
| Cortisol; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinising hormone (LH); Oestradiol; Parathyroid hormone (PTH); Progesterone; Testosterone; Testosterone - Free; Testosterone - Total | ||
| Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) | ||
| Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus | Blood | Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | N-Terminal-pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of renal and/or hepatic function | Plasma; Serum | Calcium; Magnesium; Phosphate |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Plasma; Serum | Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bilirubin - Direct; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; HDL - Quantitation; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase |
| Urine | Calcium - Total; Chloride; Creatinine; Magnesium; Microalbumin; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium | |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation for folate deficiency | Serum | Folate |
| Chemical pathology - Iron studies | Plasma; Serum | Ferritin; Iron; Transferrin; Transferrin - Iron saturation percentage (%) |
| Chemical pathology - Markers of bone metabolism | Serum | β-Crosslaps (CTX) |
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Serum | Calcium - Ionised; pH |
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamin B markers | Plasma; Serum | Holotranscobalamin (active vitamin B12) |
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins | Plasma; Serum | Cobalamin (vitamin B12); Vitamin D |
| Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function | Plasma; Serum | Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free |
| 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); Platelet count; 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); Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT) |
| Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
| Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies | Plasma; Serum | Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg); Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO) |
| Serum | Rheumatoid factor | |
| Anti-deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) antibodies; Anti-double stranded DNA antibodies (dsDNA); Anti-extractable nuclear antigen antibodies (ENA); Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) | ||
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential epidermal and animal protein allergens) | Serum | Animal mix; Cat dander; Dog dander |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [egg and fowl] allergens) | Serum | Egg white |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [milk] allergens) | Serum | Milk |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [miscellaneous] allergens) | Serum | Staple food mix |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential food [seeds, legumes and nuts] allergens) | Serum | Wheat |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential grass pollen allergens) | Serum | Grass mix; Rye grass |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential microorganism allergens) | Serum | Mould mix |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential mite allergens) | Serum | House dust mite mix |
| Immunopathology - Detection of immunoglobulin E specific antibodies (to potential tree pollen allergens) | Serum | Tree mix |
| Immunopathology - Quantitation of complement proteins | Plasma; Serum | Complement components C3 and C4 |
| Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses | Serum | Total immunoglobulin E |
| Total immunoglobulin A; Total immunoglobulin G; Total immunoglobulin M | ||
| 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
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Bacterial isolates | Pathogenic identification |
| Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility | ||
| Urine | Bacteria; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Glucose; Ketones; Leucocyte esterase; Nitrite; Proteins; Specific gravity; pH | |
| Bacteria; Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) | ||
| Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms | ||
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Faeces | Escherichia coli - Enterotoxigenic (ETEC); Plesiomonas shigelloides; Vibrio spp.; Yersinia enterocolitica |
| Clostridium difficile toxin B | ||
| Campylobacter spp.; Escherichia coli STEC stx1/stx2; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp. | ||
| Urine | Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (protozoan parasites) | Faeces | Cryptosporidium hominis; Cryptosporidium parvum; Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Combined nose and throat swabs | Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) |
| Faeces | Adenovirus F40; Adenovirus F41; Astrovirus; Norovirus G1; Norovirus G2; Rotavirus A; Sapovirus I; Sapovirus II; Sapovirus IV; Sapovirus V |
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Accreditation No.
20772
Site No.
24928
Print date
22 Jul 2026
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