Department of Microbiology
The Department of Microbiology is a collaborative laboratory operation between Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network (UHN).
We are recognized as a center of excellence and have become a prime reference center for both hospital and private sector laboratories. We offer state-of-the-art diagnostic services, infection control programs, method development and research.
As an innovation driven team, we are able to offer the full range of high quality microbiology services, from routine cultures and sensitivities to molecular typing of organisms. New assays are continually being developed by our medical and scientific staff in response to clinical and research needs.
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We are the largest and most influential hospital-based microbiology lab in Canada. As an innovation driven team, we are able to offer clients the full range of high quality microbiology services from routine cultures and susceptibilities to the molecular detection of microorganisms. |
The research activities of the department are diverse. Interdisciplinary research is being conducted in areas of basic science, population-based epidemiology and clinically-oriented health care research. |
The Infection Control division at MSH is a recognized leader in the field. Team members are active in local, national and international programs. |
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The Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network is a collaboration of all hospitals, microbiology laboratories, infection control practitioners, physicians and public health units serving the populations of metropolitan Toronto, Peel, Hamilton, Halton, Durham, York, and Simcoe Regions. TIBDN performs population-based surveillance for selected bacterial and viral infections, collecting isolates, as well as clinical and epidemiologic data.
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Department of Microbiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
600 University Ave
Toronto, ON, Canada MSG 1X5
