Microbiology
Embark on an enlightening journey into the microscopic world of Microbiology with our comprehensive guide. Microbiology, the study of microorganisms, offers a profound understanding of the unseen forces that influence our health. Explore the significance of microbiology tests, from culturing techniques to molecular methods like PCR, as we unravel the mysteries of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Delve into the diagnostic power of tests like blood cultures and microbial sensitivity assays, essential in identifying infectious agents and determining effective treatments. Our guide navigates through the microbial landscape, offering insights into the diverse roles microorganisms play in both health and disease. Join us in this space where the invisible inhabitants of our world come into focus, shaping our understanding of infectious diseases and guiding clinical decisions. Welcome to the forefront of Microbiology, where knowledge becomes a powerful tool in safeguarding your health.
ACID FAST BACILLI (ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA) SPECIES IDENTIFICATION | PCR-REVERSE HYBRIDIZATION | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | WEEKLY | |
ACID FAST BACILLI CULTURE | BACTEC -MGIT | SPUTUM, ET SAMPLES, BAL TRACHEOSTOMY SECRETION PUS, TISSUES ETC.. SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER (IF TISSUE THEN IT SHOULD BE IN NORMAL SALINE) | UPTO 6 WEEKS | |
ACID FAST BACILLI CULTURE – BONE MARROW | BACTEC | BONE MARROW INOCULATED IN MYCOFLYTIC BOTTLE | UPTO 6 WEEKS | |
ACID FAST BACILLI CULTURE BLOOD | BACTEC | BLOOD INOULATED IN MYCOFLYTIC BOTTLE | UPTO 6 WEEKS | |
ACID FAST BACILLI SENSITIVITY (10 DRUGS)(STREPTOMYCIN, ISONIAZIDE,RIFAMPICIN,ETHAMBUTOL,PYRAZINAMIDE,AMIKACIN,CAPRE OMYCIN,ETHIONAMIDE, MOXIFLOXACIN,PAS) | BACTEC -MGIT | THE REQUISITION HAS TO BE SENT IN WRITING WITHIN FOUR DAYS. A DELAYED REQUEST FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY,SUBCULTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MAY BE REQUIRED. | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | UPTO 3 WEEKS |
ACID FAST BACILLI SENSITIVITY (13 DRUGS)(STREPTOMYCIN, ISONIAZIDE,RIFAMPICIN,ETHAMBUTOL,PYRAZINAMIDE,AMIKACIN,CAPRE OMYCIN,ETHIONAMIDE, MOXIFLOXACIN,PAS,LEVOFLOXACIN,OFLOXACIN,CLOFAZIMAINE) | BACTEC -MGIT | THE REQUISITION HAS TO BE SENT IN WRITING WITHIN FOUR DAYS. A DELAYED REQUEST FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY,SUBCULTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MAY BE REQUIRED. | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | UPTO 3 WEEKS |
ACID FAST BACILLI SENSITIVITY FIRST LINE DRUGS (SIREP)(STREPTOMYCIN, ISONIAZIDE,RIFAMPICIN,ETHAMBUTOL,PYRAZINAMIDE) | BACTEC -MGIT | THE REQUISITION HAS TO BE SENT IN WRITING WITHIN FOUR DAYS. A DELAYED REQUEST FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY,SUBCULTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MAY BE REQUIRED. | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | UPTO 3 WEEKS |
ACID FAST BACILLI SENSITIVITY SECOND LINE DRUGS (5 DRUGS)(AMIKACIN,CAPREOMYCIN,ETHIONAMIDE, MOXIFLOXACIN,PAS) | BACTEC -MGIT | THE REQUISITION HAS TO BE SENT IN WRITING WITHIN FOUR DAYS. A DELAYED REQUEST FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY,SUBCULTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MAY BE REQUIRED. | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | UPTO 3 WEEKS |
ACID FAST BACILLI SENSITIVITY SINGLE DRUG | BACTEC -MGIT | THE REQUISITION HAS TO BE SENT IN WRITING WITHIN FOUR DAYS. A DELAYED REQUEST FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY,SUBCULTURE OF THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MAY BE REQUIRED. | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE | UPTO 3 WEEKS |
ACID FAST BACILLI STAIN | MICROSCOPY/ZIEHL NEELSEN STAIN | ANY SAMPLE EXCEPT BLOOD | SAME DAY | |
ACID FAST BACILLI STAIN (3 SAMPLE) | MICROSCOPY/ZIEHL NEELSEN STAIN | SPUTUM/URINE | SAME DAY | |
AEROBIC BLOOD CULTURE | CONVENTIONAL METHOD | BLOOD INOCULATED IN PREPARED BROTH | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
AFB SENSITIVITY (LINE PROBE ASSAY) ( MDR-TB)(HAIN TEST) (ISONIAZIDE AND RIFAMPICIN) | PCR-REVERSE HYBRIDIZATION | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE OR SMEAR POSITIVE SAMPLES | WEEKLY | |
AFB SENSITIVITY(LINE PROBE ASSAY)(MDR +XDR·TB) (HAIN TEST)(ISONIAZID, RIFAMPICIN, , FLUROOUINOLONES, AMINOGLYCOSIDES, ) | PCR-REVERSE HYBRIDIZATION | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE OR SMEAR POSITIVE SAMPLES | WEEKLY | |
AFB SENSITIVITY(LINE PROBE ASSAY)(XDR-TB) (HAIN TEST), (FLUROQUINOLONES,AMINOGLYCOSIDES) | PCR-REVERSE HYBRIDIZATION | PURE FRESHLY SUBCULTURED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATE OR SMEAR POSITIVE SAMPLES | WEEKLY | |
AFB SMEAR BY IMMUNOFLUROSCENCE (SINGLE SAMPLE) | FLUOROSCENT MICROSCOPY | ANY SAMPLE EXCEPT BLOOD | SAME DAY | |
AFB SMEAR BY IMMUNOFLUROSCENCE (3 SAMPLE) | FLUOROSCENT MICROSCOPY | ANY SAMPLE EXCEPT BLOOD | SAME DAY | |
ALBERTS STAIN | MICROSCOPY | THROAT SWAB | SAME DAY | |
ANAEROBIC BLOOD CULTURE + AEROBIC BLOOD CULTURE | CULTURE ON BACTEC BOTILE | BLOOD IN AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC BOTTLE | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
BAL ROUTINE EXAMINATION | MICROSCOPY | BAL | SAME DAY | |
BETA-GLUCAN | COLORIMETRY | COLLECT IN GEL TUBE- SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE ONLY | YELLOW GEL- SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE | WEEKLY |
BIOFIRE PANELS | CSF 2ML | 3 DAYS | ||
BODY FLUID CULTURE | MANUAL METHOD | BODY FLUID – STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
BONE CULTURE | MANUAL METHOD | BONE -STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN DETECTION | CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD | STOOL SAMPLE | DAILY | |
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN DETECTION BY PCR- GENEXPERT | REAL TIME PCR BY GENEEXPERT | STOOL IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
CS MOTT (ATYPICAL /MYCOBACTERIA OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) | BY MICROBROTH DILUTION METHOD | PURE CULTURE GOWTH/ MGIT TUBE | 16TH DAY | |
CULTURE & SENSITIVITY SWAB (SURVEILLANCE)(BACTERIAL) | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | COLLECT SWAB SAMPLE FROM OT/ICU/WARD ONLY | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- (AEROBIC)( PUS) | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | SWAB/PUS IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- (ANAEROBIC )PUS | CONVENTIONAI/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | AIR TIGHT STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY AEROBIC- CSF | MANUAL METHOD | CSF – STERILE CONTAINER | 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- BAL FLUID | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | BAL FLUID IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY -BLOOD (AUTOMATED)-AEROBIC(ADULT) | BACTEC FX AUTOMATED | BLOOD IN BACTEC PLUS ADULT AEROBIC BOTTLES | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- EAR SWAB | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | EAR PUS/ EAR SWAB/STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- EYE SWAB | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | CONJUNCTIVAL SWAB/CORNEAL SCRAPINGS/STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID (EXCEPT CSF)-AEROBIC | MANUAL METHOD | BODY FLUID -STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID(CSF)(AUTOMATED) | BACTEC BOTTLE | BODY FLUID – STERILE CONTAINER | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID(PERICARDIAL)(AUTOMATED) | BACTEC BOTTLE | BODY FLUID – STERILE CONTAINER | INTERIM RE 2ND DAY FINAL REPO 5TH DAY 2ND DAY FI | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID(PERITONEAL)(AUTOMATED) | BACTEC BOTTLE | BODY FLUID· STERILE CONTAINER | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID(PLEURAL)(AUTOMATED) | BACTEC BOTTLE | BODY FLUID- STERILE CONTAINER | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY FLUID(SYNOVIAL)(AUTOMATED) | BACTEC BOTTLE | BODY FLUID- STERILE CONTAINER | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- SEMEN | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- THROAT SWAB | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | STERILE SWAB/ CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- TISSUE | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | TISSUE IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- URINE | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | CLEAN CATCH MID STREAM URINE IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY- VAGINAL SWAB | CULTURE METHOD CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL | STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-BLOOD ( AUTOMATED)-ANAEROBIC | BACTEC | BLOOD IN BACTEC ANAEROBIC BOTTLE | FINAL REPORT 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-BLOOD (AUTOMATED)· AEROBIC ( PAEDIATRI) | BACTEC FX AUTOMATED | BLOOD IN BACTEC PLUS PEDIATRIC AEROBIC BOTTLES | INTERIM REPORT ON 2ND DAY FINAL REPORT ON 5TH DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-ET (ENDOTRACHEAL ASPIRATE) | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | ENDOTRACHEAL ASPIRATE/SECRETION IN A STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-SPUTUM | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | EXPECTORATED SPUTUM IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-STOOL | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY-WOUND | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | PUS IN SWAB /ASPIRATE IN STERILE CONTAINER | 3RD DAY | |
CULTURE BLOOD/BONE MARROW FUNGUS | BACTEC BOTTLE | BLOOD/BONE MARROW INOCULATED IN MYCOF LYTIC BOTILE | 2 WEEKS | |
CULTURE FOR NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD MEDIUM | VAGINAL SECRETIONS/URETHRAL OR VAGNIAL SWAB IN RANSPORT MEDIUM | 3RD DAY | |
FUNGAL CULTURE | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | 2 WEEKS | |
FUNGAL IDENTIFICATION (ONLY FOR CANDIDA SPP) | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE FUNGAL(CANDIDA)GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 3RD DAY | |
FUNGAL IDENTIFICATION AND SENSITIVITY (ONLY FOR CANDIDA SPP) | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE FUNGAL (CANDIDA) GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 3RD DAY | |
FUNGAL SENSITIVITY (ONLY FOR CANDIDA SPP) | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE FUNGAL (CANDIDA)GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 3RD DAY | |
FUNGAL STAIN(CALCOFLOUR WHITE) | FLUOROSCENT MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
FUNGAL STAIN(KOH PREPARATION) | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
GMS STAIN/PNEUMOCYSTIS CARRINI DETECTION | MICROSCOPY | ANY SAMPLE EXCEPT BLOOD | 24 HRS | |
GONORRHOEA -MICROSCOPY | MICROSCOPY | ASPIRATED PUS DISCHARGE/URINE SAMPLE | SAME DAY | |
GRAM AND ZN STAIN | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
GRAM STAIN | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
H.PYLORI ANTIGEN TEST | CHROMATO- GRAPHY | STOOL | SAME DAY | |
INDIA INK FOR CRYPTOCOCCUS | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
MIC BY E STRIP | GRADIENT DIFFUSION METHOD | PURE BACTERIAL GROWTH ON CULTURE PLATE | 24 HRS | |
MODIFIED ZN STAIN FOR NOCARDIA | MICROSCOPY | SPUTUM/BAL/TISSUE/PUS ETC. | SAME DAY | |
MODIFIED ZN STAIN FOR STOOL | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
NOCARDIA CULTURE | MANUAL CULTURE | SPUTUM/BAL/TISSUE/PUS | 2WEEKS | |
OPERATION THEATER MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | (BACTERIAL ) (10 SWABS AND 2 AIR SETILE PLATE) | 3RD DAY | |
PARASITE IDENTIFICATION | MICROSCOPY | STOOL/ASPIRATED FLUID | 2ND DAY | |
PUS ROUTINE EXAMINATION | MICROSCOPY | PUS | SAME DAY | |
SPUTUM ROUTINE MICRO EXAMNATION | MICROSCOPY | SPUTUM | SAME DAY | |
STERILITY TEST FOR BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR | AUTOCLAVED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR | AUTOCLAVED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR | 3RD DAY | |
STERILITY TEST FOR BLOOD PRODUCTS | CONVENTIONAL/ MANUAL CULTURE METHOD | BLOOD COLLECTION BAGS/TUBES/SEGMENTS | 3RD DAY | |
STERILITY TEST FOR WATER | WATER | WATER | 3RD DAY | |
STOOL HANGING DROP FOR VIBRIO CHOLERAE | MICROSCOPY | STOOL IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY | |
SWINE FLU(H1N1) BY GENEXPERT | REAL TIME PCR BY GENEEXPERT | COLLECT SAMPLE IN VTM.ACCPET SAMPLE ONLY FROM GUJARAT STATE | THROAT/NASAL SWAB IN VTM(VIRAL TRANSPORT MEDIA) | SAME DAY |
TB PCR BY GENEXPERT / CBNAAT | GENEXPERT INSTRUMENT | SPUTUM, ET SAMPLES, BAL TRACHEOSTOMY SECRETION PUS, TISSUES ETC.. SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER (IF TISSUE THEN IT SHOULD BE IN NORMAL SALINE) | SAME DAY | |
VITEK IDENTIFICATION | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE BACTERIAL GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 2ND DAY | |
VITEK IDENTIFICATION AND SENSITIVITY | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE BACTERIAL GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 3RD DAY | |
VITEK SENSITIVITY /MIC TESTING | AUTOMATED BY VITEK 2 INSTRUMENT | PURE BACTERIAL GROWTH ON CULTURE MEDIA | 2ND DAY | |
WET MOUNT | MICROSCOPY | URINE/PUS/FLUIDS/STOOL | SAME DAY | |
XPERT HCV QUANTITATIVE VIRAL LOAD | REAL TIME PCR BY GENEEXPERT | COLLECT 2 EDTA VACCUTES | EDTA BLOOD 2 VACCUTES | SAME DAY |
XPERT HIV-I QUANTITATIVE VIRAL LOAD | REAL TIME PCR BY GENEEXPERT | COLLECT 2 EDTA VACCUTES | EDTA BLOOD 2 VACCUTES | SAME DAY |
ZN STAIN | MICROSCOPY | SAMPLE IN STERILE CONTAINER | SAME DAY |