Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology

Microbiology Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections and determination of the sensitivity to antifungal agents. Investigation of Canclida biofilms on the basis of in vitro models and an in vivo rat model. Development of an expert system that can localize and predict outbreaks of the Haitavirus and Lyme disease. National reference laboratory for invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. National reference center for Yersinia enterocolitica. Study of intestinal bacterial infections in tropical countries (VLIR projects). Development and optimization of diagnostics of foreign body infections. Hematology Telehematology, digitization and standardization. Research on MRD, AML and CML. Endocrinology Develop assays for vitamin D and metabolites. Immunology Regulation of the immune response to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Research on autoantibodies. General Evidence-based laboratory medicine and correct test utilization.