Quality Assurance

We actively maintain rigorous in-house and external quality assurance schemes, ensuring that Micropathology Ltd continues to meet the necessary regulatory standards. (CPA, ISO 15189:2003 etc)

We take part in, and are certified by the following external quality assurance schemes:

United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service

• Anti HBs detection
• HBV serology
• Blood borne virus serology
• HPV DNA
• Mycobacterium genus DNA
• Rifampicin resistance
• Rubella IgG serology
• Toxoplasma IgG serology
• Virus identification
• HFE typing (Haemochromatosis)
• Molecular genetics of thrombophilia

Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics

• Adenovirus DNA
• Aspergillus DNA
• Bordetella pertussis DNA
• Borrelia burgdorferi DNA
• Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA
• Chlamydia trachomatis DNA
• Coronavirus RNA
• CMV DNA
• EBV DNA
• Enterovirus RNA
• HBV DNA
• HBV genotyping
• HCV genotyping
• HCV RNA
• HHV6 DNA
• HIV drug resistance typing
• HIV-1 DNA
• HIV-1 RNA quantitation
• HSV DNA
• Influenza A and B RNA
• Metapneumovirus RNA
• Mycobacterium DNA
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA
• Parechovirus RNA
• Parvovirus B19 DNA
• Polyoma JC and BK virus
• Pneumocystis jiroveci DNA
• RSV DNA
• Toxoplasma gondii DNA
• VZV DNA
• West Nile Virus DNA

International Society for Forensic Genetics

• Paternity testing

If you have any questions about our quality management system please contact our Quality Manager, Dr Joanne Mitchell.