Microbiology
Healthcare-associated infection control aims to protect patients and health care workers from infections in a Hospital. For successful control, it is important not to transmit pathogens and resistant bacteria as well as not to create new resistant bacteria. The Microbiology department in our Hospital is led by Dr. Praveen Sanker S MBBS , MD ( Microbiology ), Lab in charge Mr. Ram Mohan and well trained technicians and staff working regularly . Our laboratory is subjected to quality checks quarterly.
We provide services such as :
Bacteriology
- Staining Methods :- Grams stain
- Special stain :- India ink , Alberts stain
- Ziehl Neelson ( AFB ) Stain
- Hanging drop for Vibrio cholera
- Aerobic culture and sensitivity ( Manual )
- Automated aerobic culture and sensitivity by Bact/ALERT ( Blood and sterile body fluids )
- Automated Culture by VITEK 2 System for Microbial identification and Antibiotic susceptibility testing
- Anaerobic culture ( Manual )
Molecular biology
- TrueNat RT PCR -- 24x7
- Covid 19 Antigen Card Test -- 24x7
- RT PCR (Open System) -- 08:30 am to 02:00 pm daily
- HCV RNA Quantitative
- HBV DNA Quantitative
- HLA B-27 RT PCR
- SALMONELLA RT PCR
- DENQUE RT PCR
- MALARIA PARASITE RT PCR
- TB PCR
Mycology
- KOH examination
- Fungal culture ( Manual )
Parasitology
- Wet mount for parasite , Stool Culture
Serology
- For Dengue , HIV ,HbsAg , HCV , Brucella , Widal , Weil-felix test Water Analysis
