The unit's microbiology laboratory performs immunological and microbiological diagnosis of various infectious diseases.

The field of medical care includes:

• Examination, diagnosis and treatment of children with infectious diseases (viral - bacterial - fungal - parasitic)

• Children infected with tuberculosis.

• Children with fever of unknown origin

• Children with Mediterranean fever.

• Children with immunodeficiency and recurrent microbial infections.

• Children with malnutrition diseases such as wasting, soft bones, and faltering physical growth.

• Supervising infection control within the Mansoura University Children Hospital.

• Monitors cases of infectious diseases inside the hospital.

Breastfeeding counseling (primary care).

• Irrigation and dehydration treatment for gastrointestinal infections (primary care).

• Participation in the nutrition policy for hospital patients.

• Cooperation with the marrow transplant unit.

Educational field:

• Training of resident doctors - postgraduate doctors - fellowship doctors - doctors sent from other parties.

• Specialized subject training for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students.

• Conducting scientific seminars in the subject of specialization.

Research field:

• Conducting scientific research according to the department’s research plan.
• Conducting master’s and doctoral research in areas of specialization.
• Collaboration with other multidisciplinary disciplines.
• Conducting laboratory tests for patients and scientific research in the unit’s laboratory through techniques.
• PCR – ELISA-BACTC – Atomic absorption.

Faculty members

• Anoscope.
• A fluorescent microscope with a photographic camera attached to the device.
• An ordinary microscope with three devices.
• Deep freezer device.
• Sample storage refrigerator.
• U.V air sterilization device
• Air flowLaminar
• Autoclave.
• Large laboratory nursery.
• Small nursery.
• Hima Tokrit Center Fusion.
• Bacterial counter.
• Elisa read.
• Elisa laundry.
• Centrifuge (Center Fusion).
• P.C.R device (type).
• Gel electrophoresis device
• Vital blood culture device
• Blood culture device.
• Top Bench Autoclave
• Atomic absorption device for elements.
• Blood gas device.
• U.P.S. 2KVA
• U.P.S. 5KVA
• Inhaler.

Tuberculosis laboratory