Our laboratories offer comprehensive, esoteric testing in the following areas:
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Beryllium Surveillance
Provides blood and bronchoalveolar Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Tests (BeLPT).
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Complement
Identifies patients with complement deficiencies, and a contract laboratory for performing tests in conjunction with clinical, pre-clinical (animals) and non-clinical (in-vitro) trials.
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Core Laboratory
The Core Laboratory disciplines include Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Urinalysis, Electrophoresis and Immunochemistry. A number of routine tests are offered using state-of-the-art instrumentation.
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Immunology and Flow Cytometry
Comprehensive panels of assays measure concentration and determine functional activities of major components of the host defense system, including antibodies/immunoglobulins, neutrophils and lymphocytes.
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Immunopharmacology
Performs pharmacokinetic studies to evaluate absorption and elimination of systemic steroids by high-performance liquid chromatography.
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Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics
Provides therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for drugs used to treat infectious diseases.
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Mycobacteriology
Provides an accurate identification of mycobacteria causing diseases in humans and animals. Within the last year, the Mycobacteriology Laboratory identified thirty-five mycobacterial species.
