Director: Paul Schreckenberger, PhD Associate Director:   Sherri Yong, MD Manager:Sandra Chakonas

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

• Penicillin-resistant pneumococci
• MIC/MBC
• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
• Vancomycin intermediate staphylococcus aureus

Epidemiology Testing

• Pulse Gel Field Electrophoresis available for isolate characterization

Microbiology

• Bordetella: direct detection, culture, and identification
• Culture and identification of E. coli O157:H7
• Legionella: direct detection, culture, and identification
• Identification of gram-positive cocci and rods

Mycobacteriology

• Rapid DNA probe identification
• Susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis

Mycology

• Identification of dermatophytes of colonies or broth culture
• Identification of unusual fungal isolates
• Fungal susceptibility testing

Parasitology

• Giardia screen
• Cryptosporidium screen
• Malaria identification
• Ova and parasite exam
• Pneumocystis carinii screen

Serodiagnosis of Viral and Bacterial Infections

• HIV
• Hepatitis A, B, and C
• IgG & IgM antibody to CMV, herpes, toxoplasma, and EBV
• Immune status for rubella, measles, and varicella
• Lyme disease

Virology

• Clostridium difficile toxin assay
• Direct detection of RSV, influenza A, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, rotavirus
• Herpes simplex virus typing
• Rapid shell vials for CMV and respiratory viruses