The Department of Microbiology caters to all clinical departments of YCM hospital and all other 13 peripheral hospitals of PCMC, offering a vast diagnostic test menu for diagnosis of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, study of antimicrobial resistance and investigations of infectious disease outbreak. Our laboratories adhere to stringent quality control protocols to ensure reliable results.

1) Diagnostic Services

A) Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacterial culture

1. Gram Stain
2. Albert Stain
3. Stool hanging drop
4. Aerobic culture & ABST for all clinical specimens
5. Anaerobic culture
6. Automated Blood culture
7. Automated ID and AST

B) Serology

1. HCV- rapid test
2. HAV rapid test
3. HEV rapid test
4. IgM Leptospira rapid test
5. IgM/IgG Chikungunya rapid
6. TPHA
7. Weil Felix test
8. Scrub typhus
9. Malaria rapid test
10. Dengue Rapid Test (NS 1IgM, IgG)
11. HBsAg – Rapid Test
12. WIDAL
13. ASO
14. RA
15. CRP
16. RPR

C) Mycology

1. KOH Mount
2. LPCB mount
3. Fungal culture Yeast & Moulds
4. Antifungal Susceptibility testing
5. Cryptococcal Antigen test
6. Silver methenamine staining for Pneumocystis jiroveci

D) Parasitology

1. Stool examination for parasite.
2. RDT for Malaria
3. PBS /for microfilaria

E) Virology

1. Tzanck smear
2. Coomb Aids ELISA for HIV
3. ELISA for HBsAg
4. ELISA for HCV
5. ELISA for Dengue
6. ELISA for Chikungunya
7. HIV by Rapid test

F) Mycobacteriology

1. Zn Stain
2. CBNAAT

G) Immunology

1. CD4 count assay

H) Molecular

1. RTPCR for SARS CoV2 RNA
2. Multiplex RTPCR panel for tropical fever
3. Multiplex RTPCR panel for respiratory pathogens
4. HCV viral load by quantitative PCR

I) Infection Prevention and Control
The department has a very active HIC section implementing infection control protocols in the hospital.
Activities carried out -

1. Regular IPC training of health care workers
2. Surveillance of hospital acquired infections
3. Audits in infection prevention and Control