MICROBIOLOGY

Clinical Services provides clinical and anatomic pathology services around the clock, every day of the year. Our physicians, technologists, administrators and other staff strive to make accurate diagnoses, which we communicate to treating physicians effectively and efficiently. Our service operates twenty-four hours a day, three-hundred and sixty-five days a year. The Division oversees and coordinates the activities of the major clinical specialties listed below: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology Cytopathology Laboratory & fine needle aspiration biopsy Core Laboratory The Core Laboratory is a full-service facility serving both adult and paediatric patients 24 hours a day. The test menu includes general chemistries, haematology, coagulation, blood gas analysis, therapeutic drug testing, endocrine testing, and comprehensive emergency toxicology and psychotropic drug testing services. The laboratory utilizes state-of-the-art technology, including a pneumatic tube transport system, automated analytic systems, and specialized information management to provide rapid services for critical care testing on a 24-hour basis. The core Laboratory Consists of the following sections: Central processing: accessioning and pre-analytic processing for routine core laboratory, special core laboratory, immunology, diabetes, and all reference lab testing Routine core laboratory (chemistry, haematology, coagulation, blood gas, toxicology) Special core laboratory Special coagulation Molecular diagnostics Immunodiagnostics Our NABL accredited microbiology laboratories provides a full range of diagnostic services for the detection and monitoring of bacterial and fungal infections. Microbiology reports are reviewed and verified by a pathologist and are correlated with clinical information, where available. Our consultant pathologists are available to discuss individual cases with the referring doctors to provide treatment advice for