Laboratory Medicine
Microbiology
The Microbiology Section offers comprehensive testing for patients with infectious diseases.
Our high-quality, state-of-the-art diagnostic services combined with readily available consultations with our staff pathologists and laboratory scientists have made us a national referral center for microbiology, medical mycology, and medical parasitology testing.
Laboratory Medicine
The Microbiology Section at Cleveland Clinic commits to the improvement and advancement of the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Microbiology testing detects, characterizes, and determines how to manage infectious diseases. Infectious disease testing impacts the management of patients with acute conditions like urinary tract infections, sepsis, or meningitis and chronic conditions like cystic fibrosis or organ transplant recipients.
The microbiology laboratory uses a wide variety of technologies, ranging from microscopes to find pathogens in a sample to growing organisms in Petri dishes to using DNA techniques to detect important genes.
Results Reporting
Preliminary results will be called to clients if there is a positive finding for a significant culture or stain, which may include blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or normally sterile body fluid.
Preliminary and final results are included in the patient report. Results or interpretations of results may be obtained by contacting Client Services.
Microbiology Resources
Microbiology Staff
Members of our Microbiology staff are responsible for developing and evaluating several innovative molecular tests for the rapid identification and characterization of infectious agents.
The results of their studies have been published in leading medical journals.
Section Head, Microbiology
Director, Bacteriology
Director, Mycobacteriology
Director, Parasitology & Mycology
Director, Molecular Microbiology & Virology