Services

  • The investigation works

  • To help the clinical departments :-

    • By fungal staining and culture to diagnose fungal infections
    • By AFB staining and culture to diagnose Tuberculosis
    • By special staining techniques to diagnose Parasites and fungus
    • By estimating antibody level in patient serum samples help to diagnose Bacterial infections like Typhoid, Rheumatic fever, Syphilis etc and viral infections like Chikungunya, Dengue fever, Infectious mononucleosis.
    • By estimating antinuclear antibody level to diagnose Autoimmune diseases
  • Guide the project works of M.Sc Microbiology students from different colleges
  • Guides of ICMR projects of MBBS students
  • Research activities by PG students and faculty
  • Active role in infection control program
  • Patient Services

More than 18000 serology tests other than 29000 HIV, 26000 HBs Ag and 7800 HCV screening tests and17500 culture and sensitivity are performed annually. We do bacterial culture and sensitivity on an average of 5400 Blood, 3600 pus,650 CSF, 6000 urine, 1600 Sputum and 300 stool samples annually. Besides that many Mycobacterial &Fungal cultures were also done each year year. We have separate Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Serology and Mycology sections in the laboratory. Laboratory possesses Laminar flow cabinets & Fluorescent microscope. The central laboratory in the hospital has the most modern equipments and systems. Screening tests for HIV ,HBs Ag and HCV are done there. Annual turnover is more than 3,50,000 tests. Emergency lab functions 24 hours.

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