The Microbiology Laboratory has developed many molecular and PCR-based methods that are extremely valuable in diagnosing and managing patients infected with microbes or viruses that are fastidious, slow-growing, or non-culturable.
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- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) detection and quantification by PCR
- Parvovirus B19 PCR detection
- BK virus detection and quantification by PCR
- JC virus detection by PCR
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR detection
- Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) PCR detection
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) quantification by PCR
- HCV genotype identification by direct sequencing
- Hepatitis B virus quantification by PCR
- Adenovirus detection by PCR
- Enterovirus detection by PCR
- High Risk HPV detection (HC-2, Digene)
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophila (HGE agent) PCR detection
- Atypical pneumonia pathogen detection by PCR (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Chlamydia pneumoniae)
- Bacterial identification by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing
- Molecular epidemiology by PFGE or RFLP
- Staphylococcus enterotoxin and TSST-1 gene and Shiga-like toxin gene identification by PCR
- Bordetella pertussis PCR Detection
