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UK SMI Consultations

Open consultations

New consultation opened for UK SMI V 4 and UK SMI V 5

This consultation is open from 14/05/2026 to 28/05/2026

We invite your valuable feedback on two UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations (UK SMI) documents:

1. UK SMI V 4: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV)

To comment on UK SMI ID 4 please use the below link:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/xh6bwfWLg9

The title of UK SMI V 4 has changed from Investigation of hepatitis B infection.

2. UK SMI V 5: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis C virus.

To comment on UK SMI V 5, please use the below link:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/tZW3h1ixCb

The title of this document has changed from Screening for hepatitis C infection and has been combined with UK SMI V 08: Vertical and perinatal transmission of hepatitis C.

Please note: This is the second round of consultation for UK SMI V 5.

To contribute to the consultation for either document, we kindly request that all feedback be submitted through the dedicated survey form associated with the UK SMI document that you would like to comment on.

If you encounter difficulties accessing any of the online surveys, kindly contact the Standards Unit at [email protected].

Closed consultations

Our closed consultations are arranged by year and sorted by their area

UK SMI Consultations: Identification

UK SMI ID 01: Introduction to the preliminary identification of medically important bacteria and fungi from culture

UK SMI ID 04: Identification of Streptococcus species, Enterococcus species and morphologically similar organisms

UK SMI ID 06: identification of Neisseria species

UK SMI ID 11: Identification of Moraxella species and morphologically similar organisms

UK SMI ID 12: Identification of Haemophilus species and the HACEK group of organisms

UK SMI ID 15: identification of Actinomyces and reclassified species

UK SMI ID 17: Identification of Pseudomonas species and other non-glucose fermenters

UK SMI Consultations: Syndromic

UK SMI S 13: painful and/or discharging ear

UK SMI S 06: Infectious syndromes affecting the genitourinary tract and reproductive organs

UK SMI Consultations: Virology

UK SMI V 5: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis C virus

UK SMI V 37: Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection – testing by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs)

UK SMI V 44: Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis

UK SMI V11: HIV screening and confirmation

UK SMI Consultations: Bacteriology

UK SMI B 05: Investigation of nasal and paranasal sinus samples

UK SMI B 10: Investigation of faecal specimens for Clostridioides difficile