Tumour Markers
Tumour markers are proteins or other substances that are made by both normal and cancer cells but at higher amounts by cancer cells. These play very important role in management of cancer patient. The tumour markers are used in diagnosis, prognosis, assessing tumour response, detection of residual disease after treatment and in some cases selecting an appropriate treatment (targeted therapy). These are present in blood, urine and in other body fluids. Most commonly used tumour marker are AFP, BHCG, CEA, CA-125, CA-19.9, PSA

BD BACTEC
The BD BACTEC Blood Culture System is a fully automated microbiology growth and detection system designed to detect microbial growth from blood specimens. The ability to automatically track blood volumes gives laboratory professionals the confidence and ability to provide quality blood culture testing while improving their effectiveness in detecting bacteria, yeast and fungi in blood. A variety of reports can be generated to track, display and communicate average blood volumes collected from across the hospital