National Reference Laboratory for Disinfection and Sterilization
The NRL is accredited to EN ISO/IEC 17025 as a test laboratory by the Czech Accreditation
Head: Ing Jan Urban, Ph.D.
- Assessment of the efficiency of sterilization devices;
- Assessment of biological and non-biological sterilization indicators;
- Assessment of sterilization packaging characteristics;
- Assessment of the efficiency of disinfection devices;
- Assessment of bactericidal, levurocidal, fungicidal, virucidal and sporicidal activity of chemicals under laboratory and practical conditions;
- Assessment of susceptibility of microbial strains to disinfectants;
- Assessment of susceptibility of clinical isolates to disinfectants;
- Assessment of resistance of microbial strains to disinfectants;
- Assessment of microbial growth/growth inhibition on various surfaces;
- Assessment of tolerance and resistance of various surfaces to chemicals;
- novel disinfection methods and procedures;
- Testing new disinfectant activity testing methods;
- Cooperation in the creation of regulations and guidelines in the area of sterilization and disinfection and harmonization of the Czech standards and regulations with the European standards;
- publications activities;
- Reviewing;
- Lecturing and pregraduate and postgraduate training and retraining courses, etc.
- Methodical guidance for the Public Health Agency, public health and health care professionals and the disinfection and sterilization executive staff;
- Consulting activities;
- Organization of conferences;
- Participation in grant research projects.