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Cambridge clinical and public health laboratory (CMPHL) operates from Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Guidance and contact information for using the Polio Reference Service (PRS).
Guidelines on sampling and result interpretation for microbiologists and infection control nurses working in healthcare environments.
Information to assist with differentiating Lyme disease from other causes of rash, neurological or non-specific symptoms.
The CDRN laboratory provides timely access to Clostridioides difficile culture, ribotyping and DNA fingerprinting services, according to standardised submission criteria.
Public health laboratory Manchester, based at Manchester Royal Infirmary, is the public health laboratory for the north west region.
STIRL provides specialist and reference services to detect, investigate and characterise clinically important STI pathogens.
The National Mycobacterium Reference Service (NMRS) Central and North public health laboratory provides mycobacterial reference services.
This lead laboratory in Birmingham provides public health micobiology services to staff in HPTs, local authorities, CCGs and NHS trusts.
Specialist reference laboratory services for mycobacteriology available in the UK.
UK Health Security Agency's FW&E microbiology laboratories carry out specialist microbiological tests on food, water and environmental samples.
The unit is a specialist in aerobiology, biocontainment and biosafety. The unit provides government departments and the commercial sector with expertise, advice and consultancy.
The national reference unit for cryptosporidium provides expert management, prevention and control advice as well as cryptosporidium typing and confirmation services.
The Pathogen Genomics Department at Porton Down provides a sequencing service for SARS-CoV-2 for customers across the NHS and UKHSA.
NHSCSP No 14: a guide to assist laboratory managers to make good use of resources, improve productivity and reduce backlogs.
How to access the Clostridioides difficile ribotyping network for England (CDRN) enhanced fingerprinting service.
Guidance to help health professionals access the CDRN ribotyping service.
An overview of quality standards at the UK Health Security Agency's microbiology services based in Colindale.
This protocol covers how surveillance of Clostridioides difficile ribotypes should be conducted for the C. difficile ribotyping network (CDRN).
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is particularly suited to laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that examine hospital tap waters.
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