Microbiology Service

The Microbiology Service is part of the Biomedical Diagnostic Center of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. The Service provides effective information for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of diseases of infectious origin. The latest scientific advances in the fields of bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology are used, as well as classical culture methodologies, antibiograms, serology and others. It also uses the latest generation of techniques in molecular biology, such as amplification, detection, quantification, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of nucleic acids.

The Service is structured as follows:

• Bacteriology Section
• Virology Section
• Parasitology Laboratories
• Emergency Laboratory

The work of the healthcare professionals of the Service is transversal: All the clinical and diagnostic specialties have the aim of offering the best possible assistance to the patients.