Division of Microbiology
The Microbiology division provides state of the art diagnostic services to the London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, the Middlesex Hospital Alliance and several other hospitals in our referral area for the detection and treatment of infectious diseases.
These services include the areas of bacteriology, virology, mycology, molecular diagnostics, and parasitology. Our service delivery model includes the provision of clinical consultations, ongoing test development and quality enhancement, research, and education.
The Bacteriology service provides a range of tests for the identification and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial agents associated with bloodstream infections, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract and genital infections, gastrointestinal illnesses, and surgical site and wound infections, including:
- Rapid blood culture identification using MALDI-TOF
- Multidrug resistant pathogens like NDM, KPC, MRSA, and VRE
- C. difficile - associated diarrhea
- Sterility testing of medical solutions for dialysis, pharmacy, nuclear medicine and the tissue bank services
Antibiograms
London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London:   2020  
2021
2022
2023
Alexandra Hospital Ingersoll and Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital:   2020   2021 2022 2023
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance:   2020   2021 2022 2023
Middlesex Health Alliance:   2020   2021 2022 2023
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital:   2020   2021 2022 2023
Woodstock Hospital:   2020   2021 2022 2023
The Molecular and Virology laboratory areas provide a broad range of quantitative and qualitative molecular and serologic tests for the detection of respiratory viruses, blood-borne viral infections, transplantation-associated viral infections, and for the Trillium Gift of Life organ donation screening program including:
- Influenza, RSV, Adenovirus
- Viral hepatitis
- HIV, CMV, EBV
- West Nile virus
- Herpes and Varicella virus
The Mycology service is evolving and supports the detection of invasive fungal infections in transplant and immunocompromised patients including:
- Invasive candidiasis
- Invasive aspergillosis
- Fusariosis
The Microbiology division also provides support to hospital antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control programs through:
- Provision of leadership
- Surveillance for Multidrug Resistant Organisms
- Antibiogram development
- Notification to Public Health
- Participation in a national surveillance programs
- Outbreak Investigation
Contacts:
Division Head:
Dr. Jeff FullerClinical Microbiology
jeffrey.fuller@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 58213
Division Head:
Dr. Ana CabreraMolecular Microbiology
ana.cabrera@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 75016
Manager:
Dominika BenjaminsClinical and Molecular Microbiology
dominika.benjamins@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 65742
Manager:
Fatima Khalil-ClairClinical and Molecular Microbiology
fatima.khalil-clair@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 77029
ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP LIAISON:
Dr. Sameer Elsayedsameer.elsayed@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 56054
LHSC IPAC LIAISON:
TBAMolecular Microbiology
molecular.microbiologist@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. TBA
Senior Technologist:
Sandi BurnClinical Microbiology
sandi.burn@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 52219
Senior Technologist:
Shannon SchofieldMolecular Microbiology
shannon.schofield@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 52219
Senior Technologist:
Jenny VereeckenClinical and Molecular Microbiology
jenny.vereecken@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 52219
Senior Technologist:
Danielle WalkerClinical Microbiology
danielle.walker@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500, ext. 52219