Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK

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1 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to Department of Parasitology HSL nalytics (LLP) The Halo Building 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9J Contact: Spencer Polley Tel: +44 (0) spencer.polley@hslpathology.com Website: Laboratory locations: below s covered by the organisation and their relevant activities details ctivity code ddress Department of The Halo Building 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9J Local contact Spencer Polley Tel: +44 (0) spencer.polley@hslpathology.com Site activities performed away from the locations listed above: details ctivity code Specimen Reception / Hot-Lab 3rd Floor Mortimer Market Centre Capper Street London WC1E 6JB B Various locations adjacent to surgical procedures within University College London Hospital C ssessment Manager: MP Page 1 of 6

2 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to DETIL OF CCREDITTION HUMN BODY TISSUES, FLUIDS ND SSOCITED SPECIMENS Blood, Plasmodium falciparum, P. knowlesi, P. ovale spp, P. malariae and P. vivax, Trypanosoma spp., Babesia spp., and Borrelia spp. General based techniques including wet preparation (inc thick and thin films), concentration methods and staining using Romanowsky, Giemsa & Rapid Fields stains PR-MSY-001, PR-MSY-004, PR-MSY-003 and PR-MSY-013 B Slit skin smears Leishmania spp. General based techniques PR-MSY-013 Cyst fluid, sputum and bronchial lavage Echinococcus granulosus and ova of parasites Vital staining with Eosin and PR-MSY-010 Blood, skin snips Microfilaria Direct, filtration and centrifugation followed by Giemsa & Haematoxylin stains and PR-MSY-004 Clear adhesive tape from rectal area Enterobius vermicularis Direct PR-MSY-014 Hair and skin scrapings, slides and matrices of nonhuman origin including carpet fibres Eggs, body parts and whole parasites Dissection and direct light PR-MSY-008 Parasitic or non-parasitic organisms (whole or partial) Differentiation of parasitic vs non parasitic helminths and anthropods Direct light PR-MSY-014 and PR-MSY-009 ssessment Manager: MP Page 2 of 6

3 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to HUMN BODY TISSUES ND FLUIDS (cont d) Stool, duodenal aspirates, biopsies, string tests, rectal scrapes, rectal snips and corneal scrapes Intestinal parasites, ova and cysts General based techniques including wet preparation, concentration using Parasep and staining using Rowmanowsky, modified Ziehl- Neelson, Iodine, Modified Trichrome PR-MSY-005, PR-MSY-007, PR-MSY-006 and PR-MSY-010 Urine, semen and rectal snips Helminth ova and parasites Direct, filtration and centrifugation followed by PR-MSY-011 Stool, liver aspirates, biopsies and corneal scrapes Parasite DN of intestinal protozoa: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Encephalitozoon hellem, Encephalitozoon intestinalis or Pleistophora species Extraction, amplification and detection of parasitic DN by multiplex / SYBR Green Real Time PCR using QiaSymphony and Rotorgene PR-MOL-001, PR-MOL-005, PR-MOL-006, PR-MOL-008 Blood, bone marrow, blood spots DN of Plasmodium spp. Extraction, amplification and detection of parasitic DN by modified Snounou PCR reaction using Qiagen and Proflex PR-MOL-001, PR-MOL-003 and PR-MOL-004 Blood, slit skin smear, biopsies, bone marrow aspirate, bone marrow trephine, histological tissue sections and vitreous fluid DN of Leishmania spp. Extraction, amplification and detection of parasitic DN by PCR using Qiagen, Proflex and Rotorgene PR-MOL-001, PR-MOL-002 and PR-MOL-004 ssessment Manager: MP Page 3 of 6

4 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to HUMN BODY TISSUES ND FLUIDS (cont d) (cont d) and CSF Total IgG antibodies against: Schistosoma spp. Microfilaria spp. Echinococcus spp In-house developed ELIS assays using Manual Techniques PR-SER-006, PR-SER-007 and PR-SER-008 and CSF Total IgG2 antibodies against Echinococcus spp In-house developed ELIS assays using Manual Techniques PR-SER-009 Total IgG antibodies against: Toxocara spp. Strongyloides sp. Commercial ELISs assays using Gemini automated ELIS station PR-SER-013 and PR-SER-010 Plasma and serum antibodies against Plasmodium spp and Trypanosoma cruzi. Commercial ELIS assay using Gemini automated ELIS station PR-SER-004 & PR-SER-005, plasma, CSF Taenia solium circulating antigen In-house developed ELIS assays using Gemini automated ELIS station PR-SER-012 antibodies to Trichinella spp. and Fasciola spp. In-house developed IFT PR-SER-003 antibodies to Entamoeba histolytica In-house developed CP and IFT methods PR-SER-001 antibodies to Babesia microti, Plasmodium spp and Trypanosoma cruzi In-house developed IFT methods PR-SER-002, PR-SER-004 & PR-SER-005 ssessment Manager: MP Page 4 of 6

5 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to HUMN BODY TISSUES ND FLUIDS (cont d) (cont d) antibodies to Leishmania spp. Manual method using pacor rk39 Rapydtest and KIT Direct gglutination Test PR-SER-011 and CSF antibodies to Taenia solium and Toxocara sp. Western Blot method using LDBIO kits. PR-SER-012 & PR-SER-013 EDT Blood P. falciparum and non P. falciparum (excl knowsleii) malarial antigens Rapid Diagnostic Testing using CareStart Malaria Rapydtest. pldh/hrp2 Combo (Pan/Pf) by lateral flow immunochromatography PR-MSY-002 Blood, biopsy, bone marrow aspirate, bone marrow trephines and slit skin smear Leishmania spp Manual liquid culture method followed by observation, and Romanowsky stain PR-MSY-013 Stool Strongyloides spp. and Hookworm parasites Manual culture method followed by observation PR-MSY-006 Cyst fluids Entamoaeba histolytica and Echincoccus granulosis at remote sites Direct and following vital staining with Eosin for viability PR-MSY-010 C, Plasma and CSF antibodies to frican Trypanosoma spp.: T.b.gambiense Commercial IFT (except where shown) PR-SER-002 T.b.g IFT (ITG) T.b.rhodesiense T.b.r 1.1 and T.b.r.1.18 IFTS (ITG) ssessment Manager: MP Page 5 of 6

6 Schedule of ccreditation United Kingdom ccreditation Service HSL (nalytics) LLP ccredited to HUMN BODY TISSUES ND FLUIDS (cont d) (cont d) and CSF T.b.rhodesiense in-house IFT Stool (Hot) Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica Microscopy on wet preps PR-MSY-005 END ssessment Manager: MP Page 6 of 6