Microbiology Laboratory
Bio-gene Diagnostics
Pal Mall, Plot 1139 & 1139A Suite 212 4th Avenue Gwarinpa, Abuja.
Kubwa branch
Suite 05 Plot 53A Gado Nasko Road, Kubwa, FCT Abuja.
Maitama branch
911 PLAZA, No 70 Usma Street Suite SF9, Maitama, FCT Abuja.
Utako Branch
Suite 04, Gouba Plaza, beside Chicken Republic, Utako, Abuja.
Kubwa Branch
+234 -9138832595
Maitama Branch
+234 -7043596116
The Microbiology Laboratory receives samples from patients to identify organisms that are responsible for infection including bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
Testing performed in the Microbiology Laboratory includes:
microbiology
ALL SWAB M/C/S (OTHERS)
ALL SWAB MICROSCOPY
ASPIRATE M/C/S
BLOOD CULTURE ADULT
BLOOD MICROSCOPY (PARASITES)
CSF MICROSCOPY, CULTURE & SUSCEPTIBILITY (M/C/S)
EAR SWAB M/C/S
ENDOCERVICAL SWAB M/C/S
FUNGUS CULTURE, STAIN & IDENTIFICATION
EYE SWAB M/C/S
NASAL SWAB M/C/S
PUS M/C/S
SEMEN ANALYSIS
SEMEN ANALYSIS + M/C/S
MANTOUX (Tuberculin Skin)
HIGH VAGINAL SWAB M/C/S
SEMEN CULTURE
SPUTUM M/C/S
STOOL MICROSCOPY
SKIN SCRAPPING AND (M/C/S)
STOOL MICROSCOPY (M/C/S)
THROAT SWAB M/C/S
URINE MICROSCOPY, (M/C/S)
WOUND SWAB M/C/S
URETHRAL SWAB M/C/S
Direct staining for bacteria and fungi via Gram stain, Modified Acid Fast stain, and immunofluorescence for Pneumocystis
Rapid detection of influenza, streptococcus, cryptococcus, Clostridium difficile, Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
Molecular diagnostic testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza virus (1,2,3), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), BK virus, adenovirus, gonorrhea, chlamydia,
Trichomonas and Clostridium difficile (C-diff) confirmatory testing.
Matrix-Assisted Laser – Desorption Ionization – Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Speciation.