The Microbiology laboratory performs a wide variety of microbiological testing including Bacteriology, Mycology, Rapid Virology, and Parasitology. All Mycobacteriology, Molecular Diagnostics and Viral Cultures are referred to Reference Laboratories.
The microbiology department deals with the culturing, isolation and identification of micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi obtained from various parts of the body using specimens such as swabs from wounds and pus, faeces, urine, respiratory specimens and other body fluids such as blood and cerebral spinal fluid.
