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Published on: 21 December 2006 |
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National Standard Methods
Last updated: 1 September 2006, Volume 16, No. 35 (PDF file, 207 KB) Next update: 5 October 2006
CDR Home | National Standard Methods
Standard Method updates`
The development of National Standard Methods and Algorithms is undertaken under the auspices of the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in conjunction with the NHS and the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHSW), and with professional societies including the Association of Medical Microbiologists, Association of Clinical Microbiologists, Institute of Biomedical Science, Clinical Virology Network, and the Scottish Microbiology Association. Over 200 methods are available from the HPA Standards Unit website which covers bacteriology, virology/serology, food, water, and environmental microbiology.
National standard methods are educational and encourage participating laboratories to retain an enquiring attitude. In addition, they are designed to help ensure that laboratories provide a good clinical and public health microbiology service. Evidence of using standard operating procedures is an essential requirement of accreditation schemes. For more information, please contact the HPA Standards unit, email: <standards@hpa.org.uk>.
Monthly content update – September 2006
National Standard Methods - Virology
- vSOP 45 Haemadsorption of viruses (issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/vsop/pdf/vsop45.pdf
National Standard Methods - Guidance Notes
- QSOP 38 Good laboratory practice when performing molecular amplification assays (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/qsop/pdf/qsop38.pdf
- QSOP 45 Installation, operation, maintenance & performance testing of the Dynal® BeadRetriever™ (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/qsop/pdf/qsop45.pdf
National Standard Methods - Water
- W 3 Enumeration of Enterococci by membrane filtration (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/water/pdf/W3.pdf
- W 12 Detection & Enumeration of Legionella species by filtration & centrifugation (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/water/pdf/W12.pdf
- W 13 Detection & Enumeration of Legionella species by centrifugation (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/water/pdf/W13.pdf
- W 14 Detection & Enumeration of Legionella species by positive pressure membrane filtration (re-issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/water/pdf/W14.pdf
- W 15 Detection & Enumeration of Legionella species in biofilms & sediments (re- issue)
http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/water/pdf/W15.pdf
Access to the National Standard Methods website
The National Standard Methods are available in both PDF and Microsoft Word format, available at
<http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk>. Only the direct PDF file links are available below, and to access a complete list of all available standards including access to to the MS Word versions, visit:
<http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk>.
On behalf of the Evaluations and Standards Laboratory and the National Working Groups developing SOPs, algorithms, and guidance note.
