The Department of Microbiology is catering to a vast
array of laboratory services to patients of GTB Hospital and
referred from other Hospitals of East Delhi. Currently approx. 5.0
lakhs diagnostic tests are processed each year in 11 sections of
the department. The HIV testing centre-VCCTC & PPTCT, currently
redesignated as ICTC, established in 1992
under the administration of DSACS / NACO, performs approx. 6000
tests per year. It has been identified as State Reference
Laboratory (SRL) in 2007 and has 18 VCCTC and 4 Blood Banks
attached as participants of External Quality Assurance Programme.
Our Counselors / Technicians performance
has been graded excellent by DSACS this year. The Department has
been successfully conducting M.Sc. / MLT training courses each
year. Hospital Infection Control Committee is involved in annual
surveillance of environmental monitoring of all OT’s and quality
testing of water supply to the Hospital and Residential areas. It
also undertakes outbreak investigation as a part of surveillance
activity. A Molecular Laboratory has been established where PCR,
SDS-PAGE and Gel documentation system has been installed and
research work has been started. Diagnostic will be started as soon
as reagents are available.
Teaching Staff:
