EQA Schemes

  1. Scheme (click for more info)
    Examinations
    Sample Format
    Distributions per year
    Samples per distribution
    Scoring
    Sample Report
  2. Blood Parasitology
    Microscopic examination for presence of blood and tissue parasites
    Blood films on glass slides
    8
    1
    Presence or absence of blood parasites including % parasitaemia for P. falciparum and P. knowlesi
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  3. Electronic blood parasitology
    Morphological detection of blood parasites
    Virtual digital image
    2
    2
    Presence or absence of blood parasites including % parasitaemia for P. falciparum and P. knowlesi
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  4. Electronic faecal parasitology
    Morphological detection of faecal parasites
    Virtual digital image
    2
    2
    Presence of parasite and stage
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  5. Faecal Molecular
    Molecular detection of faecal pathogens Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium species and Entamoeba histolytica

    *scheme not yet accredited but follows the same principles as accredited schemes*

    Lyophilised human faeces
    2
    2
    Presence or absence of nucleic acid from faecal pathogens
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  6. Faecal parasitology
    Examine for ova, cysts and larvae in faecal samples
    Formalin fixed suspensions of human faeces, fixed smears and other formats dependent on the parasite
    8
    2-3
    Presence of parasite and stage
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  7. Malaria (Molecular)
    Detection of nucleic acid from all five Plasmodium species
    Lyophilised blood
    4
    4
    Presence or absence of nucleic acid from all five Plasmodium species infecting man
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  8. Malaria rapid
    Testing for malarial antigen
    Lyophilised human blood
    2
    2
    Presence or absence of P. falciparum or Plasmodium species antigens
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  9. Parasite serology
    Detection of antibodies to Strongyloides, Echinococcus, Entamoeba histolytica, Toxocara, T. cruzi and Schistosoma
    Liquid human serum
    4
    6
    Presence or absence of antibodies to these parasites
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  10. Toxoplasma serology
    Detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Toxoplasma and Toxoplasma IgG avidity
    Liquid human serum
    4
    3
    Presence or absence of IgG and IgM antibodies
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