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National Reference Centers in Human Microbiology

Last updated on 22-1-2025 by Amber Van Laer

Welcome to the website of the National Reference Centres for Human Microbiology (NRCHM) (also available in Dutch and French).
This website contains information about the National Reference Centres (NRC) and the National Reference Laboratories (NRL).

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Please note that the new NRC Convention period (2025-2029) started on 1 January 2025. Please carefully check the latest contact details and application forms before sending a sample, as changes may have been made where necessary.
If you wish additional information on the application process, please consult the following webpage.

In case of questions or problems, please contact us at nrchm@sciensano.be.

National Reference Centers in Human Microbiology

Antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacteria
antiviral resistant Herpesviridae
Arboviruses
Bordetella pertussis
Borrelia spp.
Brucella spp.
Burkholderia spp.
Campylobacter spp.
Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, and Clostridium tetani
Congenital infections: Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Parvovirus B19
Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella spp.
Enterococci
Enterovirus, including polioviruses and parechoviruses
Haemophilus influenzae
Hantavirus
Helicobacter pylori
Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses
Human papillomavirus
Legionella pneumophila
Listeria monocytogenes
Measles, Mumps and Rubella viruses
Mycobacterium spp.
Mycosis
Neisseria meningitidis
Norovirus
Rabies
Respiratory pathogens
Rickettsia and Anaplasma (Ehrlichia)
Rotavirus
Salmonella and Shigella spp.
Shiga-toxin producing E.coli (STEC)
Staphylococcus aureus
STI and mpox: Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, LGV, mpox
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pneumoniae (invasive)
Streptococcus pyogenes and other β-hemolytic streptococci non-group B (invasive)
Toxigenic Corynebacteria
Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

National Reference Laboratories in Human Microbiology

Extra links

The National Reference Centres can upload their data using this link (download PDF icon the manual).

A data analysis module is available for data from the sentinel laboratory network and the reference centres (donwload PDF icon the manual).

Health professionals can find more information about HIV diagnosis and monitoring via the website of the AIDS Reference Laboratories (ARL).

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