Section of Clinical Microbiology
The Section of Clinical Microbiology provides diagnostic services for all areas of microbiology including isolation and identification of all pathogenic organisms (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, mycobacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses). The section also provides pertinent in vitro susceptibility data on all significant bacterial isolates and diagnostic serologic services for documentation of infectious diseases. The section provides surveillance data for documentation of nosocomial infection rates and extensive educational in-services to the clinical departments.