Microbiology/Virology

This full service department offers routine bacteriologic cultures, blood cultures (including the culture of mycobacteria from blood), acid fast and fungal cultures, and parasitology.

This department also offers quantitative blood cultures and direct determinations for the presence of Treponema pallidum in primary lesions.

Referral specimens for confirmation of organism identification, legionella culture and stain, serum killing levels, and quantitative sensitivity testing are welcome.

For more information, contact:
Scott Riddell, Ph.D., Director
Deanna Kiska, Ph.D., Assistant Director
David Pettit, MT(ASCP), Supervisor