07 Feb 2019 STAML now offers PCR testing in our new Molecular Diagnostics Lab Read more What is real time PCR? Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is biological technique that can offer significant advantages for patients in diagnosis of multiple diseases with our focus on infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and several other viral infections. The specificity of PCR is unbeatable! The identification method used by PCR focuses on identification of DNA/RNA -genetic material found in all living organisms that are SPECIFIC and UNIQUE to that disease causing organism. PCR testing has a very high sensitivity and can thus detect even low quantities of genetic material and also holds a high specificity to detect ONLY the pathogen and nothing else. Read more
07 Feb 2019 We proudly offer PCR testing for the following Read more Types of PCR Testing Sexually Transmitted: HPV 16 & 18 STD 9 Panel – Quantitative detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium , Trichomonas vaginalis , Gardnerella vaginalis , Ureaplasma urealyticum/ parvum Herpes simplex virus 1 & 2 STD 2 – Quantitative detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae Herpes Simplex Virus 1& 2 : Qualitative detection of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 & 2 HIV-1 Viral Load Candida Species Read more
26 Jan 2019 Harmony Prenatal Testing Read more Are you Pregnant and worried about your age or the risk of Down Syndrome? The St. Augustine Medical Laboratory is the representative in the Caribbean for the Prenatal Harmony Test by Ariosa Diagnostics. A simple blood test, which can be done at 10 weeks or later, will give you a clear answer about the risks to your pregnancy of having any of the genetic conditions included in the test. Learn more about the test HERE. Samples can be taken at our Main Laboratory - MIK_ARL Building, 143 Eastern Main Road, St. Augustine, on Wednesdays between 7:30am and 12noon. Please contact us for further information and to book your appointment today. Read more