Laboratory Procedures

Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a spiral shaped bacterium. This bacterium lives in the stomach lining and causes an inflammatory condition known as gastritis. H.pylori Antigen test is a rapid tes...

Micral test is an immunological, semi-quantitative in vitro determination of urinary albumin up to a concentration of 100 mg/L. Urinary albumin excretion of 20 to 200 mg/L is called microalbuminuri...

A fecal pH test is one where a specimen of feces is tested for acidity in order to diagnose a medical condition. An acidic stool can indicate a digestive problem such as lactose intolerance or a co...

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the developing placenta shortly after fertilization. The appearance and rapid rise in concentration of hCG in urine soon aft...

The normal urine sediment may contain a variety of formed elements. In the urine, the presence of an abnormal number of red blood cells is known as haematuria. The presence of increased number of R...

Rotavirus is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis especially in children ages 6 to 24 months. Rotavirus infections can produce severe illness as well as asymptomatic infection in adults.

Enterobius vermicularis also known as pinworm or threadworm or seatworm is a white roundworm parasite that has worldwide distribution. School aged and pre-school aged children are most commonly aff...

Semen analysis is used both in the evaluation of male fertility and the follow-up of treatment regimens for male subfertility. Basic semen analysis measures the number of spermatozoa (per unit volu...

Urinary specific gravity (SG) is a measure of the concentration of solutes in the urine. It measures the ratio of urine density compared with water density and provides information on the kidney’s ...