Microbiology
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The microbiology department is a multimodal unit that includes the following departments: bacteriology, virology, mycology, serology, parasitology etc. and also involved in Infection control activities, including CSSD, as well as biomedical waste management (BMW) activities.
Services
This department looks after the diagnosis of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, viral infections by serodiagnosis, and molecular diagnosis of the infection in patients.
Bacteriology
Microscopy, Wet mount, stain – Gram, ZN for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Albert stain for Diphtheria, Giemsa, etc. Culture & antibiotic susceptibility testing for diagnosis of infectious diseases like Cholera, Typhoid, meningitis, TB, UTI, Pneumonia, Septicaemia, Diphtheria, dysentery, pharyngitis etc. (from Pus, Blood, Urine, CSF, Sputum, Stool, fluids, Tissue etc.)
Serology
ELISA for Hepatitis B surface antigen, Measles IgM antibody, Brucella IgM antibody.
Rapid tests – hepatitis B surface antigen, RA factor for Rheumatoid arthritis, CRP, ASO test for rheumatic fever, Widal test for Typhoid, RPR & TPHA test for syphilis, HIV antibody ELISA & rapid
Virology
ELISA for Dengue NS1 Ag, Dengue IgM antibody, hepatitis C, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E,
Chikungunya IgM antibody, Toxoplasma IgM & IgG antibody, Herpes IgM & IgG antibody,
Rubella IgM & IgG antibody, Cytomegalo IgM & IgG antibody, Rapid test- Hepatitis C antibody
Parasitology
Diagnosis of parasitic diseases like Amoebiasis, intestinal worms, Filariasis etc. by Stool routine Micro, Modified ZN stain for stool parasites
Micology
Diagnosis of Fungal infections of skin, hair, nail, ear, eyes etc. by Microscopy (KOH) & culture
Molecular Microbiology
Diagnosis of various viral infections like COVID 19, Influenza etc. by PCR technique.