Some samples may be referred to other centres for further work or testing.
| Test | Laboratory |
|---|---|
| 16S/18s PCR/Acanthamoeba PCR | Micropathology |
| Acanthamoeba Culture | LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE and TROPICAL MEDICINE, KEPPEL ST, WC1E 7HT |
| Acinetobacter for identification | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Amikacin | Bristol Southmead Hospital (NOT HAYS DX) |
| Amoebae from Conjunctival Isolate | LEEDS Laboratory (former PHL) |
| Amoebiasis (Or Amoebic serology) | Department of Clinical Parsitology, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, LONDON |
| Ampicillin C | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Anaerobe for identification (Gram positive) | Cardiff Ref. Unit, Cardiff (former PHL) – F.A.O. FOR ANAEROBIC REFERENCE LAB |
| Antibiotic susceptibility testing | ARMHAI, COLINDALE (H2 FORM) |
| Anti-fungal susceptibility testing and ID | Mycology Reference laboratory, Bristol laboratory (former PHL) |
| Aspergillus for identification and sensitivity | Mycology Reference laboratory, Bristol laboratory (former PHL) |
| Bacillus Cereus | GBRU, Colindale |
| Bartonella Serology | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Beta Haemolytic Streptococci Group A Typing | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Bilharzia | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (on HAYS DX) |
| Bird Fancier’s Lung | Carlisle laboratory (former PHL) (CHH Send Away) |
| Blastocystis hominis | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (HAYS DX) |
| Bordatella (Pertussis) antibodies | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Bordetella pertussis PCR | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Borrelia Burgdoferi (Lymes Disease) | Carlisle laboratory (former PHL) (CHH SENDAWAY) |
| Botulinium toxin | GBRU, Colindale |
| Burkholderia Cepacia | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Burkholderia for confirmation | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Campylobacter | GBRU, Colindale |
| Candida Identification and Sensitivity | Mycology Reference Lab, Bristol laboratory (former PHL) |
| Chlamydia | Liverpool laboratory (former PHL) (University Hosptial Aintree) – Dr H Malinson (CHH Sendaway) |
| Chloramphenical Levels | Southmead Hospital, Bristol (NOT PHLS) |
| CJD (check sendaway code*) | Edinburgh Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XUT (F.A.O. Prof Will – National CJD Surveillance Unit) (CHH Sendaway) |
| Clostridia species | Cardiff laboratory (former PHL) |
| Clostridium difficile RIBOTYPING / WGS | Prof Mark Wilcox, Microbiology, Leeds General Infirmary |
| Clostridium Perfringens | GBRU, Colindale |
| Coliform for ID | AMRHAI, COLINDALE |
| Corynebacteria ID and toxigenicity | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Corynebacterium species | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Coxiella Burneti | Bristol laboratory (former PHL) (CHH Sendaway) |
| Cryptococcus for confirmation | Mycology Reference Lab, Bristol laboratory (former PHL) |
| Cryptococcal Antigen | Newcastle General ( former PHL) (CHH SENDAWAY) |
| Cryptosporidium genotyping | Swansea laboratory (former PHL) |
| Cycloserine Levels | Southmead Hospital, Bristol (NOT PHLS) |
| Cystocercosis | London Hospital for Tropical Diseases |
| Cytomegalovirus PCR from blood (CMV) | Newcastle General Hospital (former PHL) (CHH SENDAWAY) |
| E.coli antibodies | L.E.P, HPA, Colindale |
| E.coli serology (titres, etc) | L.E.P, HPA, Colindale |
| Enterococcus for ID | AMRHAI, Colindale (H2 FORM) |
| Enterovirus PCR (blood samples) | Leeds laboratory (former PHLS) – Old Medical School, Leeds Teaching Hospital (CHH Sendaway) |
| Epstein Barr Virus DNA PCR (* CHECK SENDAWAY CODE) | Dept of medical micro and Veterinary Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1QH (CHH SENDAWAY) |
| Epstein Barr Virus PCR (NOT CSF samples) | Newcastle General Hospital (CHH SENDAWAY) |
| Extended S Beta Lactamase (ESBL) | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Farmer’s Lung | Carlisle laboratory (former PHLS) (CHH Send Away) |
| Filaria FA | Hospital for Tropical Disease, London (Mortimer Market) |
| Fluconazole Levels | Bristol Mycology Ref. Lab (former PHLS) (DX 6120200) |
| Flucytosine | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol |
| Fungal Identification (Nail clippings / skin scrap | Mycology Ref. Lab. Bristol (former PHL) |
| Fungal identification AND SENS | Mycology Ref Lab Bristol |
| Fungal Precipitins | Carlisle laboratory (former PHL) (CHH Send Away) |
| Giardiasis | Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London (Mortimer Market) |
| Gonococcus | STBRU, Colindale |
| Gram Negative Organisms / bacilli (If aerobic) | AMRHAI, Colindale, Colindale |
| Gram Positive and Gram negative cocci or bacilli (Anaerobic) | Anaerobic Reference Lab, Cardiff laboratory (former PHL) |
| Gram Positive Bacillus Identification | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Gram Positive Organisms | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Group A Streptococcus for Typing | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Haemophilus Influenza Antigen and ID | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Haemophilus influenzae antibodies | Immunology, HRI (blood samples only) |
| Herpes Simplex PCR (NO blood samples are suitable) | Leeds laboratory (former PHLS) – Old Medical School, Leeds Teaching Hospital (CHH Sendaway) |
| Histoplasma / Crytococcus | Mycology Ref laboratory, Bristol |
| Imipenem Sensitivity Testing | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Itraconazole Level | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol laboratory |
| JC Virus | Virus Reference Unit, HPA, Colindale (CHH Sendaway) |
| Lactobacillus ID | Cardiff laboratory, (former PHL) |
| Legionella pneumophilia antibodies | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Leishmaniasis | Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London (Mortimer Market) |
| Linezolid microscopy | Bristol Southmead Hospital (NOT PHLS) |
| Listeria monocytogenes | GBRU, Colindale |
| Malaria | Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Kepple Street, LONDON WC1E 7HT |
| Meningococcal Antibodies/ PCR / Typing / Confirmat | Manchester laboratory (former PHL) |
| Microsporidia (faeces samples) | Hospital for Tropical Diseases, LONDON (Mortimer Market) |
| Mycobacterium sp (TB) | Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies / ID / Other | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ID and Sensitivity | STBRU, Colindale |
| Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal Ref Lab, Manchester |
| Netilmicin Levels | Southmead Hospital, Bristol (NOT PHLS) |
| Ova, cysts and parasites | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (HAYS DX) |
| Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) | ARMHAI, Colindale |
| Paragonimus (ova, cysts and parasites) | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (on Hays DX) |
| Pencillin MIC | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Pneumococcal Antibody in Sera | Send to Steve Holding, Immunology, Pathology, HRI |
| Pneumococcal Antigen (Serum) | Carlisle laboratory (former PHL) or Dr Kumararathe, Consultant Immunologist, City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH |
| Pneumococcal PCR | Manchester laboratory (former PHL) |
| Propionibacterium to id / confirm | Anaerobic Ref Laboratory, Cardiff (former PHL) |
| Pseudomonas identity and sensitivity | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Salmonella | GBRU, Colindale |
| Schistosomosis | Hospital for Tropical Diseases, LONDON (Mortimer Market) |
| Sensitivity testing | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Shigella | GBRU, Colindale |
| Staphylococcus Aureus Typing | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Streptococcus (ID) | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae typing | RVPBRU, Colindale |
| Streptomycin Level | Southmead Hospital, Bristol |
| Strongyloides | Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London (Mortimer Market) |
| TB Full Reference | Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
| TB PCR | Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
| Teicoplanin | Southmead Hospital, Bristol (NOT PHLS) |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin | AMRHAI, Colindale, Colindalae |
| Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) | AMRHAI, Colindale |
| Vibrio species | GBRU, Colindale |
| Voriconazole level | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol |
| Widal (Typhoid Serology) | Newcastle General Hospital (former PHL) |
| Yeast (for ID) | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol laboratory (former PHL) |
| Yeast for ID AND SENS | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol Laboratory |
| Yeast for SENS ONLY | Mycology Reference Laboratory, Brisol Laboratory |
| Yersinia antibodies | GBRU, Colindale. |