Anaerobe Reference Laboratory (ARL) Cardiff

Anaerobe Reference Laboratory
Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff CF14 4XW

DX6070100 "Cardiff 90 CF"  
Tel: 0292074 2171(Lab) or 2378 (Office)

Clinical Lead: Dr Robin Howe
Lead Scientist: Dr Val Hall

Reference Services

• Anaerobe identification including Bacteroides, Clostridia, Fusobacteria, Actinomyces spp., and other closely related genera
• Metronidazole resistance in anaerobes
• Clostridium difficile Ribotyping

For further details on our services please visit the Public Health Wales website.

Clostridium difficile Ribotyping

Please note that any referrals of C.difficile for ribotyping from England should now be sent to the appropriate CDRN collaborating laboratories. Please contact your regional microbiologist for information on how to access this service or go to the Clostridium difficile Ribotyping Network (CDRN) Service webpage.

Please ensure that you have read the guidelines and completed both the questionnaire and request form before submission of isolates

• Anaerobe Reference Laboratory and C. difficile typing guidelines (PDF, 42 KB)
  
  
• Outbreak investigation questionnaire (Word Document, 922 KB)
  
  
• Request form for outbreak investigation PCR ribotyping (Word Document, 1.3 MB)
  
  
• Request form for outbreak investigation PCR ribotyping (PDF, 62 KB)

Anaerobes for identification

• Request form for the identification of anaerobic bacteria/actinomyces (Word Document, 922 KB)
  
  
• Request form for the identification of anaerobic bacteria/actinomyces (PDF, 205 KB)