CLINICAL

DCLS performs testing on clinical (human) specimens for the purposes of:

• Identifying bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infectious disease agents of public health significance
• Conducting advanced characterization of infectious disease agents using classical and advanced molecular subtyping methodologies
• Identifying the presence of chemicals that may suggest exposures that could result in negative health outcomes
• Identifying the presence of drugs or by-products that indicate illegal use or abuse

Clinical specimens typically tested include but are not limited to:

• Blood
• Urine
• Semen
• Stool or Fecal material
• Body tissues
• Skin scrapings
• Scabs
• Sputum
• Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs
• Gastric contents

Clinical Testing Areas:

• Immunology and Viral Isolation
• Reference Microbiology (including Mycology and Mycobacterial testing) Microbiology Reference
• Molecular Subtyping
• Drugs of Abuse Analysis
• Molecular Detection and Characterization (MDC)
• Biomonitoring