Haematology
Specimens
2 lyophilised plasma samples, 0.5–1 mL.
Examinations
Thrombin time, Antithrombin, Factor VIII, Protein C, Protein S.
Important Notes
Clinical Chemistry
Specimens
4 digital images of MGG and methylene eosin stained samples
Examinations
Eosinophils, neutrophils
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated urine specimens
Examinations
S. pneumoniae antigen detection
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites.
Microbiology
Specimens
3 simulated pharyngeal samples
Examinations
Strep A Ag. Strep A NAT
Important Notes
For clinical laboratories and POCT sites. Four rounds per year.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 lyophilised samples. Samples include pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
Culture
Important Notes
See also product 5599 for direct S. agalactiae nucleic acid detection from sample.
Microbiology
Specimens
2 swab samples. Samples also include normal flora
Examinations
Direct nucleic acid detection
Important Notes
The samples contain hDNA. See also product 5594 for S. agalactiae (GBS) culture.
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of multidrug resistant gramnegative rods (e.g. CPE, ESBL, MDR Acinetobacter and P. aeruginosa) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
1 lyophilised mixture of microbes; including pathogens and/or normal flora
Examinations
The scheme is intended for laboratories performing screening of MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) by culture and/or direct nucleic acid detection method
Important Notes
Clinical Chemistry
Specimens
2-3 slides prepared from patient samples
Examinations
Monosodium urate monohydrate and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals
Important Notes
Microbiology
Specimens
2 serum samples, 0.6 mL.
Examinations
Cardiolipin, Treponema pallidum antibodies, post-analytical clinical interpretation.
Important Notes
Clinical Chemistry
Specimens
2 liquid or lyophilised human serum samples, 5 mL.
Examinations
Amikasin, amitriptyline, carbamazepine, carbamazepine free, cyclosporine, digoxin, disopyramide, ethosuximide, flecainide, gentamycin, lidocaine, lithium, methotrexate, NAPA, netilmycin, nortriptyline, paracetamol (acetaminophen), phenobarbital, phenytoin, phenytoin free, primidone, procainamide, quinidine, salicylate, theophylline, tobramycin, tricyclics, valproic acid, valproic acid free, vancomycin.
Important Notes