Microbiology

UR Medicine's Clinical Microbiology Laboratory offers bacteriology (ID and susceptibility), immunology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, serology, TB and virology testing including specialized antibiotic and antifungal studies. We evaluate and add infectious diseases molecular diagnostic tests on an ongoing basis.

Testing Provided

• Allergy testing performed on the Immunocap 250
• Herpes antibody type specific (Focus Select test) for Type 1 and Type 2 IgG antibody
• tTG-IgA (Tissue Transglutaminase) antibody for celiac disease diagnosis
• CCP IgG (Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide) antibody to aid in the early diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis
• Respiratory Virus Surveillance 
• Cytomegalovirus viral load, monitored frequently in transplant patients
• EBV viral load, monitored frequently in transplant patients
• HIV viral load, to monitor treatment effectiveness
• HCV viral load, to monitor treatment effectiveness for Hepatitis C infection
• HBV viral load, to monitor treatment effectiveness for Hepatitis B infection
• HCV genotyping, used to predict length of treatment for Hepatitis C infection

Antibiograms

An antibiogram documents the percent of isolated organisms susceptible to commonly prescribed antibiotics; the isolates tested are collected from a defined patient population and collected over a defined time period. Antibiograms may prove helpful in selecting empiric antibiotic coverage while awaiting specific culture and antimicrobial susceptibility test results for an individual patient

Strong Memorial Hospital ​

• Isolates from Inpatients and ED Patients
• Isolates from SICU (8-3600)
• Isolates from MICU (8-1600)
• Isolates from RSCU (8-3400)
• Isolates from Cardiac Step Down Unit (4-3400)

Highland Hospital

• Isolates from ICU Patients
• Isolates from Inpatients and ED Patients​

Golisano Children's Hospital

• Isolates from NICU Patients (3-3400 and CH3)
• Isolates from PICU (CH6N) and PCICU (CH6S)

Nursing Homes

• Isolates from Area Nursing Homes with 200 Beds or Less
• Isolates from Highlands at Brighton
• Isolates from Highlands at Pittsford

Community Outpatients

• Isolates from Adult Community Outpatients
• Isolates from Community Pediatric Outpatients
• Isolates from Community Urology Outpatients

F.F. Thompson Hospital

• Isolates from FFT Hospital

Jones Memorial Hospital

• Isolates from Jones Memorial

Noyes Memorial Hospital

• Isolates from Noyes Memorial

St. James Hospital

• Isolates from St. James Hospital

Antibiogram – Organism Specific

• Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Our Team

• Dwight Hardy, Ph.D., Lab Director
• Andrew Cameron, Ph.D., Associate Director
• Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Consultant in Immunology

Contact Us

For more information or to request our services, please contact the chief supervisor at (585) 275-1314.