Division 2.4.2 Serotyping of Salmonella spp.

At least one isolate from each positive sample shall be typed by the National Reference Laboratory for Salmonella, using the Kaufmann-White scheme.

For quality assurance, a proportion of the non-typeable isolates shall be sent to the Community Reference Laboratory for Salmonella, with a maximum of 16 non-typeable isolates. A proportion of those isolates shall be sent to that laboratory on a quarterly basis.