Diagnostics
Virology
- Detection of an extensive range of viruses including respiratory viruses, blood borne viruses, enteric viruses, herpes viruses, exotic and emerging viruses including biosafety level 3 and level 4 viruses
- Characterisation and antiviral susceptibility testing of selected viruses
Bacteriology
- Detection of sexually transmitted diseases, parasitic infections and legionellosis
- Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Mycobacteria
- Detection of Mycobacteria of the M. Tuberculosis complex and atypical Mycobacteria, especially M.ulcerans
- Surveillance and epidemiological studies
- Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Basic haematology and biochemistry
Serology
- Detection of antibody responses to an extensive range of viruses, sexually transmitted infections and parasites
Specialist public health microbiology testing
- Outbreak and incident investigations
- Detection, identification and typing of food and water-borne bacterial pathogens, including major zoonotic pathogens
- Industrial and environmental microbiology
- Diagnosis and typing of sexually transmissible bacterial pathogens
- Genomic characterisation of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and pathogens of public health importance
- Reference microbiology for unusual or rare bacterial isolates
- Specialist biosecurity services
CONTACT
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory
T:+61 3 8344 5701