Diagnostic services

The Molecular Diagnostic Unit provides specialist diagnostic services for the investigation of infectious diseases. We specialise in molecular detection and nucleic acid sequencing of micro-organisms. The laboratory is UKAS accredited.

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Our diagnostic tests

HCV

HCV genotyping and genotypic drug resistance testing

The routine test generates a sequence covering 293 codons (879 bases) of the gene

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HIV-1 genotypic drug resistance testing

The routine test for resistance to protease and reverse transcriptase and integrase inhibitors

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HTLV

HTLV load testing and genotyping

• HTLV proviral load
• HTLV genotyping

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19) Antibody detection

Double Antigen Binding Assay (DABA) for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) in serum or plasma for individual patients who may have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus at some time

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19) RNA detection

SARS CoV-2 RNA E gene detection and quantification for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease in individual patients infected with SARS CoV-2

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