Contract Lab Services strives to provide our clients with all the testing requirements needed for their specific protocol. Our affiliations with the National Health Laboratory Service, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the University of Witwatersrand provides a strong referral base for any testing requirements outside the scope of the central laboratory.

An overview of testing provided by CLS and its referral partners is shown below. To query any tests not listed below, please contact clientservices1@cls.co.za for further information.

Haematology

Full Blood Counts, Cell Morphology, Erythropoietic markers, General Safety 

General Chemistry

General Safety, Lipid panels, Endocrinology, Tumor markers, Cardiac markers, Diabetes markers, Pregnancy

Serology

Serological markers, Autoimmune markers, Western Blot, P24, RPR and TPHA, Hepatitis A, B nd C, Kaposi's.

PCR

Viral loads: Ultrasensative and Standard Assays, Viral Load pooling, Qualtitative DNA PCR, Chlamydia PCR, Gonorrhea PCR, Trichomonas PCR

Flow Cytometry

Lymphocyte Subset Analysis - T and B Cell analysis, Single Platform method, Dual Platform Method, Full CD panels

TB Laboratory

Culturing, Sensitivity, Identification

Coagulation

Anticoagulant monitoring, PTT, INRF

Urinalysis

Dipstick analysis, Urine Microscopy

Genotyping Resistance

HIV Drug resistance, Genotyping

Cytogenetics

Bone Marrow, FISH hybridization

Cytology

Cytopathology, Tissue Pathology

Pharmacogenomics

PBMC's, Elispots, Nucleic Acid extractions, Leucophoresis

Infectious Disease

Microbiology, Parasitology, Bacteriology

Repository

Storage available at the following temperatures: 2°C - 8°C, -20°C, -70°C - -80°C, Liquid Nitrogen