Laboratory for Serology
The Laboratory for Serology at Statens Serum Institut functions as a primary laboratory for the diagnostics of bacterial and viral infections, and the analysis of antibody levels as part of determining vaccination statuses and immunological diagnosis.
The Laboratory for Serology performs diagnostics for the following bacterial and viral infections:
Gastrointestinal pathogens
- Campylobacter
- Helicobacter pylori
- Salmonella
- Yersinia
Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
- Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
Herpes viruses
- Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)
- Varicella zoster/Human herpes virus 3 (VZV)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Other bacteria and viruses
- Brucella
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Denguevirus
- Leptospira
- Morbillivirus
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Parotitisvirus
- Rubellavirus
- Zikavirus
Respiratory pathogens
- Bordetella pertussis
- Chlamydophila (C.) pneumoniae and C. psittici
- Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever)
- Legionella pneumophila
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
Sexually transmitted pathogens
- Chlamydia species
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Treponema pallidum (syfilis)
Tick-borne pathogens
- Anaplasma phagocytophila (Ehrlichia)
- Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana
- Fransicella tularensis
- Rickettsia
- Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE)
Vaccination status
- Clostridium tetani toxin
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin
- Haemophilus influenzae tybe b (Hib)
- Poliovirus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci)
Furthermore, the laboratory performs diagnostics of different exotic vira and special diagnostics according to individual requests.
The laboratory also develops new serological analyses and continuously improves existing methods.
Contact
The laboratory can be contacted by phone +45 3268 8600 or by email: afdvms@ssi.dk