Enteric Bacteriology
Enteric Bacteriology Laboratory is the National Reference Laboratory for Enteric Bacteria. We provide our services to state and private sector.
OUR SERVICES:
- Isolation and identification of enteric bacteria from clinical specimens
- Identification of enteric bacteria from isolates
- antibiotic susceptibility testing
- Salmonella and Shigella serotyping on isolates
- Screening of food handlers
- Outbreak investigation
Microbiological identification and/or serotyping:
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Campylobacter
- Vibrio cholerae
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Standard Agglutination Test for Salmonella
- Brucella antibody test
- ASOT
- Helicobactor pylori IgM in serum
- Standard Agglutination Test for Salmonella
- Brucella antibody test
- ASOT
- zHelicobactor pylori IgM in serum
Quality Control:
Participation in the WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network External Quality Assurance System (EQAS)
SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Serological assays:
- Standard Agglutination Test for Salmonella
- Standard Agglutination Test for Brucella abortus and B.melitensis
- Anti-Streptolysin O Titre (ASOT)
- Helicobactor pylori IgM/ IgG in serum
- Monospot test for Infectious Mononucleosis
- Weil-Felix test for rickettssial diseases