Clinical / Veterinary Microbiology Services
Testing offered in all subspecialty areas of microbiology to aid in the diagnosis of human and veterinary infectious diseases.
Listed are just some of the culture/identification and susceptibility services we perform in our laboratory.
Aerobic bacteriology and susceptibility testing:
- Enteric and non-enteric gram negative rods
- Corynebacterium
- Bacillus
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Helicobacter pylori
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC)
- Chlamydia culture
Respiratory pathogens:
- Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus Groups A ,C ,F and G
- Legionella
- Bordetella pertussis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Haemophilus
- Listeria
- Diphtheria
- Brucella
Stool pathogens:
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Campylobacter
- Vibrio
- Yersinia
- E.coli 0157
Anaerobic bacteriology and susceptibility testing:
- Anaerobic culture, identification and susceptibility testing
- Anaerobic Actinomyces
- Clostridium difficile
- Gas liquid chromatography (GLC)
Mycobacteriology and susceptibility testing:
- Acid-fast culture, identification and susceptibility testing
Mycology:
- Fungal culture and identification (moulds and yeasts)
- Aerobic Actinomycetes
Parasitology:
- Ova & Parasite exam (including Cryptosporidium/Giardia)
Virology: standard and rapid tissue culture and direct exams
- Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2
- Cytomegalovirus
- Varicella zoster virus
- Influenza virus types A and B
- Parainfluenza virus
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Adenovirus
- Enterovirus
Molecular Diagnostic Testing
- Xpert® CT/NG (Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
- Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV
- The BioFire® FilmArray® Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel