Pathology Services
Microbiology
✔️ Home Collection ✔️ Lab Visit
Microbiological analysis of food products is the use of biological, biochemical, molecular or chemical methods for the detection, identification or enumeration of microorganisms in a material (e.g. food, drink, environmental or clinical sample). It is often applied to disease causing and spoilage microorganisms.
Biochemistry / Immunology
✔️ Home Collection ✔️ Lab Visit
The Division of Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology provides qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological fluids such as blood, serum or plasma, urine, or tissues for specific chemical constituents or physiologic processes. Physicians use these test results to screen for, diagnose or monitor disease.
Molecular Biology
✔️ Home Collection ✔️ Lab Visit
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction/qPCR assays have become the tool of choice for diagnosis as it provides rapid, sensitive, specific detection and quantitation of nucleic acid in various biological samples. It has advantages as it can detect acute/ early phase of infection, mutation, genotyping with no cross reactivity.
Covid
✔️ Home Collection ✔️ Lab Visit
The nose swab PCR test for COVID-19 is an accurate and reliable test for diagnosing COVID-19. A positive test means you likely have COVID-19. A negative test means you probably did not have COVID-19 at the time of the test. Get tested if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.