Our Microbiology laboratory provides culture, sensitivity testing, and rapid antigen detection for a wide range of clinical specimens, supporting the diagnosis and management of bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections.
Microbiology Overview
Specimens are processed using automated culture systems and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for rapid organism identification, with antibiograms reported according to EUCAST breakpoints.
- Blood, urine, wound, stool & respiratory cultures
- CSF, body fluid & sterile site analysis
- Antimicrobial sensitivity (antibiogram)
- Rapid antigen: influenza, COVID-19, RSV, malaria, strep A
- ID method: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
- Turnaround: 24u201348 hours (blood culture: up to 5 days)