Microbiology

Overview

Clinical Microbiology is one of the most evolving branches of laboratory medicine. The
clinical microbiology laboratory is central to the diagnosis and management of infectious
diseases. Accurate and timely infectious disease diagnosis is crucial in appropriate
therapeutic management of patients. In the current era of multidrug resistance, clinical
microbiology laboratories are crusaders in antibiotic stewardship by providing antimicrobial
resistance data to physicians and hospitals.

Scope:

Clinical Microbiology testing encompasses a broad range of infectious disease testing in
major broad areas such as Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology,
Infectious Immunology (Serology) and Molecular Microbiology.

Techniques:

A range of techniques are employed in the laboratory to process specimens and ensure accurate and timely results. Use of state of the art techniques and technologies has a positive impact on the workflow and quality of results. Special stains such as Modified Kinyoun, Trichrome, LPCB, AuramineRhodamine, etc are used for morphological identification of bacteria, parasites and a variety of fungi.A variety of enriched, differential, chromogenic and selective media are used at various incubation temperatures and atmospheric conditions (aerobic, anaerobic, capnophilic and microaerophilic) to ensure growth of common as well as fastidious pathogens. Microbroth dilution techniques, KirbyBauer disc diffusion techniques, biochemical analysis are employed effectively to tackle with the diverse range ofpathogens encountered.

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