We are specialises in the study and detection of infectious diseases and our laboratories are dedicated to 4 different sectors. We have a Class 3 mycobacteriology laboratory, a microbiology lab for the study of bacterial and viral cultures as well as parasitology, and 2 labs dedicated to the study of molecular biology for the diagnosis of infectious diseases as well as general serology.
Mycobacteriology
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In terms of volume and expertise, our mycobacteria laboratory is the top private laboratory in France. For the diagnosis of tuberculosis, we use the most-sensitive, direct-PCR techniques available, whereby we can directly detect the presence of the mycobacteria tuberculous complex in less than 2 hours. We use molecular biology techniques for the identification of mycobacteria, identification via DNA-DNA hybridisation, as well as for the detection of mutations that modify the effectiveness of rifampicin and isoniazid. For cultures, antibiograms and CMIs, we use the latest, state-of-the-art techniques (cultures in liquid media with automatic, growth-detection, and antibiograms in a liquid media).
We can also perform the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus® test (a test used to evaluate the production of interferon-gamma or Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA)), for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis as recommended in 2011 by the Haut Conseil de la Santé publique.
- Allergy
- T21 screening – NIPT – Pre-eclampsia – Fœtal biochemistry
- Cytogenetics
- Solid tumours and malignant haemopathies
- Genetics
- Infectiology
- Biochemistry
- Immunology
- Haematology
- Wellness & Preventive Health
- Analytical chemistry
- Assisted reproductive technology – Embryology – Sperm science
- Pathological anatomy and cytology (PAC)