I. Facilities

 A. Culture & Sensitivity

a.  Bacteriology:- Blood.urine,CSF,sputum,other fluids (Aspirated pus)

b.  AFB Culture

c.  Fungal Culture.

d. Water Analysis

e. Sterility Testing

B. Serology

a. Dengue lgm ELISA

b. HIV ELISA 

c. HAV ELISA

d. HCV ELISA

e. HBs Ag ELISA

C. Jyothis ( Voluntary Counselling & Testing Centre for HIV )

D. Epidemiological Activities

II. Courses run by the Department

III.   Academic Activities

Conducting theory and practical classes for MBBS,BDS,Bsc Nursing,DMLT students.

IV. CME's

One CME per year

V. Conferences

Attends state and National level conferences.

Laboratory Staff"

          Lab Assistants &  Lab Technicians  7

Junior Laboratory Assistants   3

Grade IV Assistant & Cleaning Staff  4

ICTC ( Integrated Counselling & Testing Centre)

Counsellors     1

Lab technician    1 

SRL( State Reference Laboratory)

Technical Officer   1

Lab Technician   1

PEID cell 

Lab Technician   1

JLA     1    
 

Diagnostic Activities

I. Bacterial Culture- Blood, urine, CSF, pus, sputum, throat swab,motion etc.

2. Automated Blood Culture –  BACTEC

3. Fungal Culture

4. AFB Culture

5. Bacteriological Analysis  - Drinking water

6. Sterility testing

7. Clot culture

8. Serology 

      1. IgM ELISA – Dengue

                        Leptospira

                        Chikungunya

                        HAV

                        HCV

                        HEV

        2. ELISA HBsAg

                        HIV

        3. ASO

            RA

                IMN

              WIDAL

      4. HIV –Rapid Screening test  -ICTC

Microscopy

                  Gram Staining

                  AFB Staining

                  Fungal Staining

                  Other special Stains –

                  Parasitology

Other Activities

         1. Thesis guidance and Research activities.

2. Training Progamme for Medical Officers ,teaching staff and Paramedical   staff.

3. HIV sensitization Programme for staff.

4. EQAS –training for Medical officers and lab technicians.

5. Resource person- Training programmes

      Counsellors in ICTC

      HIV TB Co infection

      EQAS

      HIV Sensitization programme

      6. Sentinel Surveillance Programme

      7. ICTC ( Jyothis)       - Pre test Counselling, HIV testing, Post test Counselling , Referrals, 

          Follow up Counselling etc.

      8.  Epidemiological Surveillance

          District level Surveillance of Infectious Diseases – ( weekly reports) 
 

Active involvement in national Programmes

                  RNTCP

                  PEID cell

                  Sentinel Surveillance Programme

                  Medical lab Programme- Quality  Council of India

                  External Quality  Assurance Scheme  (EQAS)

                  State Reference Laboratory ( SRL) under NACO