CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY TESTING
The Microbiology section tests a variety of clinical samples for infectious microbes to help diagnose certain types of infections. These samples include:
- Respiratory samples:
- Throat/ Pharyngeal swab
- Sputum
- Stool
- Urine (mid-stream)
- Genital:
- Vaginal/cervical
- Urethral
- Sterile body fluids:
- Synovial/joint fluids
- Pleural fluids
- Peritoneal/ascites fluid
- Pericardial fluids
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Blood Culture
- Wound and miscellaneous samples:
- Wound swab
- Eye swab & corneal scraping
- Ear
- Tip
- Skin slit for Leprosy
- Bone and Tissue
Type of Tests:
- Microscopy:
- Cell count
- Differential count
- Gram stain
- Acid Fast Bacilli stain
- Wet prep
- Culture and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test
- Other Tests:
- Urine CT/NG (Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae) PCR Gene X-pert test
- Sperm Analysis test
- Identification of the isolated species is carried out as far as possible. Sensitivity testing is performed on pure isolates only. Sensitivity is not run on mixed growths unless a significant species or potential pathogens are present.
- Mycology tests ( the analysis of diseases resulting from infections with molds and yeasts) services are limited only to morphological & microscopy identifications of routine cultures.
