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Section
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Services
- Routine
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Special
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Expertise
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Bacteriology
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Smear, Culture and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing for aerobic
bacteria of all specimens.
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Automated blood culture services
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Phenotypic detection of drug resistance especially MRSA, VRE,
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance.
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Dark ground microscopy for leptospira from blood and urine
samples
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Dr. Sujata Baveja
Dr. Alka Shinde
Dr. Desma D’Souza
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Anaerobic bacteriology
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Smear and Culture for anaerobic bacteria of all specimens.
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Dr. Sujata Baveja
Dr. AlkaShinde
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Hospital Infection
Control
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· Investigation of
outbreaks
· Surveillance of
Operation theatres in LTMGH and affiliated peripheral hospitals.
· Sterility checking of
the milk bank sample
· Sterility checking of
the blood bags from blood bank
· Training on Prevention
of Hospital Associated Infections and BioMedical Waste Practices
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· Skin Banking Services (Sterility
testing and preservation of cadaver skin grafts and autografts).
· Safe-I practices in Intensive Care
Unit (as per NABH guidelines)
· Airborne Infection Control Training
for staff members of LTM Medical College and linked hospitals.
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Dr. Sujata Baveja
Dr. Anjali Swami
Dr. Shripad Taklikar
Dr. Desma D’Souza
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Virology / Immunology
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Integrated Counselling and Testing Services for HIV/AIDS
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Rapid
HIV antibody detection; Rapid HBsAg and HCV antibody detection
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Prevention
of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) services round the clock of HIV
testing.
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ELISA for HBsAg, HCVantibody, HAVantibody, HEVantibody, Dengue
IgM antibody, Dengue NS1 antigen,
LeptospiraIgM antibody, Chikungunya. Antibody.
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· NABL accreditation for Quality
Management Systems as per ISO 15189-2012 and NABL 112 Guidelines
· CD4 Counts
· Early Infant diagnosis
· Integrated Behavioral &
Biological Surveillance for HIV & HCV (Sentinel Surveillance)
· State Referral Laboratory for HIV
and Chikungunya
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Dr. Sujata Baveja
Dr. DilipTurbadkar
Dr. Chaya A. Kumar
Dr. Anita Ramchandran
Dr. Shripad Taklikar
Dr. MrudulRandive
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Mycobacteriology
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Smear and Culture for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary and extra pulmonary) and atypical
mycobacteria
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Smear for M. leprae.
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· Rapid detection of
Mycobacteria using CBNAAT(GenXpert system)
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Rapid mycobacterial culture system - MGIT
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Dr. Sujata Baveja
Dr. Anjali Swami
Dr. Shripad Taklikar
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Serology
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VDRL
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Widal
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ASO
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RA
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· Rapid Leptospira antibody
· Rapid Malaria antigen detection
· Rapid Dengue NS1 antigen;
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Dr.
DilipTurbadkar
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Mycology
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· Microscopic detection of
fungi and aerobic actinomycetes
· Culture & Identification
of fungi
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· GMS staining for
Pneumocystis jirovecii and other fungi.
· Special tests for
identification of fungi and aerobic actinomycetes
· Photomicrography
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Dr. Uma Tendolkar
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Parasitology
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· Microscopic detection of
parasites from clinical specimens
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· Special staining
techniques for Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Microsporidia and Cyclospora
· Axenic cultures for
Acanthamoeba and Naegleria
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Dr. Uma Tendolkar
Dr. KanchanWanjari
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