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About Us
The Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory is located in Martinez in central Contra Costa County on the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center campus. The laboratory provides diagnostic services to the County's Public Health Programs and also serves as the reference laboratory for the Medical Center's Clinical Laboratory providing bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, virology, mycobacteriology, mycology and molecular diagnostic services. The laboratory also provides environmental, animal, and food and water testing services for the County's Environmental Health, Animal Control, and Vector Control programs. The laboratory provides extensive services in the diagnosis of hepatitis, tuberculosis and AIDS including virus detection and quantification, genotyping, anti-mycobacterial drug susceptibility testing and HIV anti-viral resistance testing.
Diagnostic Testing and Referral Services
Sexually Transmitted Disease Serology
Viral Immunology (Hepatitis, WNV, Vaccine Preventable Diseases)
HIV Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics
Mycobacteriology
Mycology
Parasitology
Enteric Bacteriology
Bacterial Culture Identification
Sexually Transmitted Disease Detection and Culture
Virology
Blood Lead
Rabies Virus Detection
Food and Water Testing
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Public Health Microbiologist Training
For additional information go to the Contra Costa County Health Services Website: http://cchealth.org/services/public_health_lab/
Staff
- Director of Public Health Laboratory Services (1)
- Supervising P.H. Microbiologist - Laboratory Manager (1)
- Senior Public Health Microbiologists (4)
- Public Health Microbiologists (10)
- Laboratory Technicians (5)
- Public Health Microbiologist trainees (up to 4 per year)
Employment Opportunities
Current opening for a Senior Public Health Microbiologist.
Contact Information
DIRECTOR: Vacant
Contra Costa Public Health
Phone: (925) 370-5775
FAX: (925) 370-5252
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