After our recent UKAS assessment as part of the Public Health Wales Microbiology network of laboratories, we have been awarded UKAS accreditation for compliance with ISO 15189:2012
The following table displays SACU tests which are/are not accredited by ISO 15189:2012
| Tests available | Accredited |
| Carbapenemase detection (including VIM, IMP, NDM, KPC, OXA-48-like, OXA-23-like, OXA-24-like and OXA-58-like gene detection) | ISO 15189 |
| Confirmatory 3rd generation cephalosporinase detection (ESBL RT-PCR gene detection and/or phenotypic inhibitor testing for ampC and ESBL) | ISO 15189 |
| Confirmatory 3rd generation cephalosporinase detection (plasmid ampC gene detection) | Not accredited |
| Mobile colistin resistance (MCR) gene detection | ISO 15189 |
| Glycopeptide resistance in Enterococci (vanA/vanB gene detection) | ISO 15189 |
| Methicillin resistance in S. aureus confirmation (mecA/C gene detection) | ISO 15189 |
| Panton Valentine Leucocidin (PVL) detection (PVL gene detection) | ISO 15189 |
| Confirmatory susceptibility testing (by gradient strip) | ISO 15189 |
| Additional susceptibility testing (by gradient strip or microbroth dilution) | ISO 15189 |
| Colistin MIC by microbroth dilution | Pending ISO 15189 accreditation confirmation |
| Oritavancin MIC by microbroth dilution | Not accredited |
| Confirmation of organism identification using MALDI TOF Sirius | ISO 15189 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa MIC by microbroth dilution | Not accredited |
| Combination synergy testing | Not accredited |
| Glycopeptide resistance in S. aureus (hGISA/GISA) confirmation | Not accredited |