PTS Contacts

Category	Proficiency Testing Scheme	PT Scheme Manager	Email	Telephone
Chemistry	Blood Gases	Thokozile Zulu	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555-0582
	Cardiac Markers	Zazi Molebatsi	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885-5353
	CRP	Bongiwe Mofokeng	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
	Endocrinology	Esther Tsheola	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555-0563
	General Chemistry	Bongiwe Mofokeng	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
	Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	Mahlatse Maleka	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6159
	Qualitative BhCG	Bongiwe Mofokeng	chempath@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
Haematology	Automated Differential counts	Thokozile Zulu	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555-0582
	Coagulation: D-Dimer	Zazi Molebatsi	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885-5353
	Coagulation: INR and APTT	Zazi Molebatsi	haempts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885-5353
	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)	Bongiwe Mofokeng	haempts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
	Full Blood Count	Ester Tsheola	haempts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555-0563
	Reticulocyte counts – Manual	Bongiwe Mofokeng	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
	Morphology-Peripheral blood slides	Bongiwe Mofokeng	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6148
Immune Monitoring	CD4	Mahlatse Maleka	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6159
Immune Monitoring	CD4 POCT	Mahlatse Maleka	cd4pts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 386-6159
Microbiology	Bacteriology	Zazi Molebatsi	bactpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885 5353
	Crytococcal Antigen LFA (CrAg)	Thokozile Zulu	mycopts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 555 0582
	Malaria RDT	Zazi Molebatsi	parapts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885 5353
	Mycobacteriol ogy (TB) Culture	Esther Tsheola	tbpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555 0563
	Mycobacteriology (TB) Microscopy	Esther Tsheola	tbpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555 0563
	Mycology Mould	Thokozile Zulu	mycopts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 555 0582
	Mycology Yeast Basic	Esther Tsheola	mycopts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555 0563
	Mycology Yeast Advanced	Esther Tsheola	mycopts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555 0563
	Non Specific Treponemal Syphilis Serology	Thokozile Zulu	seropts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 555 0582
	Parasitology Blood	Zazi Molebatsi	parapts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885 5353
	Parasitology Stool	Thokozile Zulu	parapts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 555 0582
	Specific Treponemal Serology	Zazi Molebatsi	bactpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 885 5353
Molecular Biology	HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (EID)	Mahlatse Maleka	seropts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 386 6159
	Mycobacteriology Line (TB) Probe Assay	Esther Tsheola	tbpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0)11 555 0563

	Viral Load (HIV)	Mahlatse Maleka	seropts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 386 6159
Virology	HBsAg Serology	Mahlatse Maleka	seropts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 386 6159
	HIV POCT	Mahlatse Maleka	Hiv.poctpts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 386 6159
	HIV Serology	Mahlatse Maleka	seropts@nhls.ac.za	+27 (0) 11 386 6159