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Feb 14th - Standards Unit host successful C.diff Symposium!
Clostidium difficile - The Super Bug Explained, was attended by over 200 delegates, including international guests. The day consisting of a series of talks and discussions regarding accurate diagnosis of this infection and current guidelines, was well received by all.Please see below links to presentations we have had permission to publish:
Professor Brian Duerden - Setting the Scene: The National Picture of C.difficile
Professor Mike Wren - The Laboratory Diagnosis of C.difficile Infection: What's the real deal?
Dr Keith Perry - Progress on Evaluation of C.difficile Kits
Dr Bharat Patel - Current Guidelines
Professor Saheer Gharbia - A Complete Genome Profiling as a Tool for Selecting Diagnostic Markers
Future events will be available on our website very soon. Watch this space !
Following the recent issue of QSOP 23 – Commercial and in-house diagnostic tests: Evaluations and Validations we are seeking feedback via a short questionnaire from our users. If you could spare 10 minutes to fill it in and send it to us (standards@hpa.org.uk) we would really appreciate it.
NSMs 2008
February
BSOP 1 - Investigation of ear swabs and associated specimens
BSOP 4 - Investigation of mouth swabs
BSOP 5 - Investigation of nose swabs
BSOPID 26 - Identification of Helicobacter species
QSOP 52 - Inoculation of culture media
VSOP 10 - Blood borne virus testing in dialysis patients
VSOP 37 - Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection - testing by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs)
NSMs 2007
December
BSOP 10 - Processing of faeces for Clostridium difficile
FSOP 19 - Detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species
WSOP 6 - Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by membrane filtration
WSOP 22 - Enumeration of viable micro-organisms: Aerobic colony count by membrane filtration method
November
BSOP 38 - Investigation of Bone Marrow
VSOP 8 - Vertical HCV Transmission
VSOP 44 - Serological Diagnosis of Syphilis
BSOPID 16 - Identification of Enterobacteriaceae
BSOPID 18 - Identification of Legionella species
BSOPID 19 - Identification of Vibrio species
BSOPID 20 - Identification of Shigella species
BSOPID 21 - Identification of Yersinia species from faeces
BSOPID 22 - Identification of Escherichia Coli O157
BSOPID 23 - Identification of Campylobacter species
BSOPID 24 - Identification of Salmonella species
October
WSOP 8 - Detection of Campylobacter species in water
VSOP 27 - Hepatitis A virus acute infection serology (formerly VSOP6.3)
VSOP 28 - Cytomegalovirus serology (formerly VSOP6.4)
September
VSOP 15 - Electron microscopy: ammonium sulphate precipitation
BSOP 30 - Investigation of faeces specimens for bacterial pathogens
August
QSOP 10 - Traceability and use of thermometers in UKAS accredited laboratories
BSOP ID 11 - Identification of Moraxella species and morphologically similar organisms
VSOP 3 - Gastroenteritis: Outbreaks
July
QSOP 33 - European Directive on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (98/79/EC)
BSOP 29 - Investigation of specimens for MRSA
VSOP 2 - Gastroenteritis: Sporadic cases
VSOP 17 - Isolation of Herpes Simplex virus associated with Herpes Genitalis
VSOP 22 - Immunofluorescence and isolation of viruses from respiratory samples
June
QSOP 49 - Safe use of plastic bags for incubation of food samples
FSOP 13 - Detection of Salmonella species
May
BSOPID 13 - Identification of Pasteurella species & morphologically similar bacteria
WSOP 2 - Enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia Coli by membrane filtration
April
BSOPID 5 - Identification of Bordetella pertussis & Bordetella parapertussis from selective agar
BSOPID 9 - Identification of Bacillus species
BSOPID 17 - Identification of glucose non-fermenting Gram-negative rods
March 2007
BSOP 39 - Investigation of dermatological specimens for superficial mycoses
BSOPTP 39 - Staining procedures