Immunology
Department of Immunology – MRI – Established in 1989
Telephone Number: 011-94-1- 2691819
eMail address: immunology@mri.gov.lk
Present Staff:
Three Consultants
1. Dr Rajiva de Silva ( MBBS, MD)
Head of the Unit and Consultant Immunologist
2. Dr Malika Karunarathne ( MBBS, MD)
Consultant Microbiologist
3. Dr Danushka Dassanayake ( MBBS,MD)
Consultant Immunologist
Medical officers – 2
Research officers – 1
MLT – 3
Laboratory orderlies – 1
Services:
A. Reference laboratory for Immunological investigations
Laboratory investigations currently carried out:
| 1. Serum Immunoglobulin levels Current charge IgG 400/= IgA 400/= IgM 400/= |
| 2. Serum complement levels C3 400/= C4 400/= |
| 3. Simple electrophoresis Serum 300/= Urine 350/= |
| 4. CRP level 200/= |
| 5. Rh factor 200/= |
| 6. Anti nuclear antibodies (ANA) 250/= |
| 7. ANA titre 400/= |
| 8. DS- DNA 400/= (For ANA positive samples performed at MRI only) |
| 9. Flowcytometry (by appointment only) 1st marker – 2500/= +1500/= for each additional marker (CD markers – to identify primary & secondary immunodeficiency & to classify leukaemia) |
| 10. Lymphocyte function test(by appointment only & only for requests from government hospitals) |
| 11. NBT test for neutrophil function (by appointment only) 500/= |
| 12. Immunofluorescence of skin biopsies (bullous disease of skin) 2500/= (specimen to be sent in Michel’s medium) |
| 13. Serum cryoglobulins 300/= |
No charges are levied for samples sent from state hospitals.
Total number of tests carried out in 2010 – 13,260.
B. Attending to patient referrals from hospitals for advice on immunological management
This clinic is functioning on every working Wednesday and Thursday at the clinic room of Immunology unit.
C. Teaching & training:
| · Training is undertaken for following categories PGIM trainees PG trainees from faculty of science & faculty of biotechnology & molecular biology, Colombo Medical undergraduates Undergraduates from the science faculty MLT trainees Nurses Laboratory orderlies |
D. Research:
| There are several researches are carried out on following areas. |
| · Immunodeficiency disease |
| · Auto immune diseases |
| · Allergy |
| · Urticaria |