Laboratory Procedures

This test is used in the identification, treatment and management of fungal infection among immunocompromised hosts.

This test is used in the identification, treatment and management of fungal infection among immunocompromised hosts.

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation is used for the rapid detection of fungal elements in clinical specimen, as it clears the specimen making fungal elements more visible during direct microscopi...

The Gram stain is a general stain used extensively in microbiology for the preliminary differentiation of microbiological organisms. It is one of the simplest, least expensive, and most useful of t...

The india ink staining method is a negative staining technique that is essentially used to identify the presence of capsules. It helps in the visualization of capsules surrounding certain yeast, su...

This test is used for the identification of bacterial growth in human milk. Milk suitable for pasteurization should meet the standards set by the Philippine Human Milk Banking Guidlines.Only milk w...

Carbapenem resistance is one of the most concerning forms of antimicrobial resistance, particularly when encountered in the Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. ...

The test generates true MIC results based on the actual growth of the organism. Multidrug-resistant organisms and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are common isolates tested for its sensitiv...

For isolation, identification, and susceptibility of pathogenic organisms of sputum samples following ARSP standards.