DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY DIVISIONS SECTION OF LABORATORY MEDICINE Clinical Microbiology The Division of Clinical Microbiology oversees the clinical microbiology laboratories and subdivisions of bacteriology, virology, and mycology at UPMC. HIGHLIGHTS Supports special sections in aerobic and anaerobic bacteriology, mycobacteria, and antibiotic sensitivity testing related to the diagnosis and treatment of legion-ellosis, atypical mycobacteria, and herpes viruses Promotes clinical and research activities in bacteriology, virology, and antiviral immunology, with emphasis on cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections after transplantation Is one of four NIH-supported Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study groups in the country participating in a major epidemiologic and laboratory study of inception and pathogenesis of HIV infection in gay men Conducts applied research in the detection of Legionella by DNA probes, molecular characterization of antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus fecium, and the use of molecular diagnostic techniques in the detection of cytomegalovirus and gram negative becateria. Visit Clinical Virology Laboratory