The company’s continuous participation in international external quality control schemes, constant upgrades and the use of up to date, IVD-certified (In Vitro Diagnostics) methods, biomedical equipment and protocols, guarantee the high quality of diagnostic services that LOCUS MEDICUS S.A. has been known for.
LOCUS MEDICUS S.A. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company (TÜV HELLAS - certification no. 041080057) and it has also been accredited by the Hellenic Accreditation System S.A. (ESYD) under the terms of the ELOT EN ISO 15189:2007 (certification no. 621) and ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (certification no. 737) .
EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL, ASSESSMENT & ASSURANCE SCHEMES
Cystic Fibrosis
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is a member of the CYSTIC FIBROSIS EUROPEAN NETWORK for the assurance of high quality service.
Molecular Detection of Chlamydia
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the INSTAND e.V. EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT (EQAS) for bacterial genome detection of Chlamydia trachomatis for the assurance of high quality services.
Quantification of BCR/ABL
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA - Molecular Pathology & Genetics department is an active participant in the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR LEUCOCYTE IMMUNOPHENOTYPING for the assurance of high quality services concerning the diagnosis of hematologic dysplasias. The UKNQAS certificate can be found here.
HPV Typing
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is a member of the WHO GLOBAL HPV LABORATORY NETWORK as well as the EUROPEAN HPV TEST EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the INSTAND e.V. EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES TUBERCULOSIS and the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF MYCOBACTERIA for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection/Quantification of CMV
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection/Quantification of the Hepatitis B Virus (ΗΒV-DNA)
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the QUALITY CONTROL FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS (European Union) for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection/Quantification of the Hepatitis C Virus (ΗCV-RNA)
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Herpes Viruses (ΗSV-1, 2, VZV, EBV, CMV, HHV-6, HHV-7, HHV-8)
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY as well as in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Enteroviruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY as well as in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Parvo B-19 Virus
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Polyoma JC/BK Viruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Influenza A, B Viruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Parainfluenza (1,2,3,4) Viruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of RSV (A, B) Viruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Corona Viruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Metapneumonoviruses
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Αdenovirus
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Rhinovirus
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of the Factor V Leiden polymorphism
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant of an external quality control scheme for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Prothrombin (Factor II) mutations
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant of an external quality control scheme for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of Homocystein (MTHFR) mutations
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant of an external quality control scheme for the assurance of high quality services.
Molecular Detection of K-Ras (exons 12, 13)
LOCUS-MEDICUS SA is an active participant in the COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS external quality control for the assurance of high quality services.
