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The
department offers following routine clinical laboratory
tests:
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ELISA
tests for markers (antigens/antibodies) of
following viruses in clinical specimen: |
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Hepatitis
B, C |
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HIV
I and II |
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Dengue
virus |
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Leptospira |
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Rabies |
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"Hemagglutination"
and "Hemagglutination Inhibition"
tests for influenza virus. |
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Virus
isolation in-vitro (tissue culture)
for Herpes 1 & 2 and Cytomegalovirus. |
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Sellar's staining and
Mouse Inoculation Test (MIT) for Rabies virus. |
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Anti-rabies
antibody titration in mouse. |
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The department
also undertakes following specialized tests:
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Testing Virucidal efficiency
of water purifying devices on enteric group
of viruses viz. Polio I, II and III and Coxsackie
B3 and B5. |
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Pharmaco-vigilance studies
in human volunteers and post-animal bites
patients on antirabies vaccines. |
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Field trials for study
of safety, sterility and potency of FMD (Foot
and Mouth Disease) vaccine (as per British
Pharmacopoeia, Veterinary). |
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Determination of CD4
/ CD8 counts in HIV patients. |
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5.
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Determination of erythropoietin
in anaemic patients. |
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7.
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Detection of HIV and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR. |
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Testing of in-vitro
anti-HIV and anti-HBV activity of various
biological substances. |
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9.
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HIV Viral load determination
by cell culture (p24 antigen assay method). |
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