CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

AptVet provides reference and diagnostic services to hospitals, clinics, and private pathology laboratories. This includes tests that are complex, expensive, and have a limited throughput, as well as tests for sexually transmitted infections and travel health. We have a public health lab that is capable of detecting, identifying, and responding to infectious disease risks.

Innovative Clinical Diagnostic Solutions

Our clinical laboratory contributes to the maintenance of public health because our work enables the confirmation or rejection of a diagnosis. Technicians and professionals at AptVet Laboratory examine biological samples in order to study, prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. Thus, the three primary functions are:

  • Study. Analysis of samples to increase knowledge and understanding of diseases, thereby enhancing their identification and treatment.
  • Diagnosis. To understand the pathologies in order to make decisions that will benefit and enhance the life of each patient.
  • Prevention. We assist the health system in taking the necessary preventative measures against disease.

Excellent Services

We offer excellent clinical examination services with honesty and professionalism to meet our customers' needs and stay on the cutting edge of technology. 

Data-Driven Solutions

We can help you with scientific data analysis and interpretation in order to give you with data-driven solutions to improve your practice.

Quality of Life

By striving to the demands of modern medicine with our extensive research and professional development, we enhance the quality of life for all people.

Our Infectious Diseases Laboratory Expertise

The APtVet Infectious Diseases Laboratory provides advanced diagnostic testing and reference services, education, comprehensive outbreak analysis efforts, and externally funded basic and applied scientific research on diseases of public health significance. Our facility covers:

  • Arbovirology: To perform surveillance testing on mosquitoes, birds, and mammals from throughout the state, in addition to confirmatory clinical serology on human sera.
  • Biodefense: To perform testing on clinical and environmental samples for biothreat agents and is actively involved in the training of first responders and clinical laboratory professionals.
  • Bloodborne Viruses: To concentrate on clinical and public health laboratory activities pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
  • Cellular Immunology: To examine the function and/or phenotype of white blood cells (lymphocytes and leukocytes) comprising the immune system.
  • Diagnostic Immunology: To conduct serologic tests to detect patient antibody responses to bacteria, parasites, and viruses.
  • Microbiology—Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, and Virology Laboratories: To identify infectious agents of clinical and public health significance, provides laboratory support for outbreak investigations, and conducts applied research to improve methods for detecting and characterizing infectious agents.
  • Laboratory Response Reference Services: To serve as a reference laboratory for a consortium of local, state, and federal public health, clinical, food testing, veterinary, and environmental testing laboratories whose purpose is to provide a coordinated and prompt response to biological and chemical terrorism, emerging infectious diseases, and other public health emergencies.