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MIKROLAB: Evstathia X. Christou MSC.MD., Biopathologist-Microbiologist guides us through the modern microbiological laboratory

Many times we enter a medical service area and the environment may be a little stressful. The microbiology lab MIKROLAB it manages to do the exact opposite, it relaxes us. It is the smell of essential oils in the atmosphere, the screens with landscapes that take you on a journey, the jazz music, but also its people, a high level biomedical staff, who with the help of state-of-the-art medical equipment, give us all the answers. At MIKROLAB you will get personalized, top quality health services. All blood tests are performed with immediate results, as well as blood draws for children and home blood draws, full prenatal screening, molecular tests for Covid-19 and flu, with results within 90 minutes, which are also issued in English, on a special form, if you want to travel. More about MIKROLAB is told by its owner Evstathia Ch. Christou MSC.MD., biopathologist-microbiologist.

Evstathia X. Christou MSC.MD., biopathologist-microbiologist.

What is the philosophy behind the creation of modern MIKROLAB diagnostic laboratories?

MIKROLAB modern diagnostic laboratories were created in order to redefine the patient-laboratory relationship, providing a more personalized and high quality medical service. Our laboratories maintain a separate patient test record, while the results are evaluated by me personally, providing medical advice to each examinee. For us, each sample is examined individually and taken into account with each individual's history, monitoring any changes in their health.

How do you achieve the high quality and reliability that characterize them?

Our laboratory equipment consists of state-of-the-art analysers, which are regularly checked to ensure an accurate result. Our laboratory is fully equipped technologically, without the need for other collaborating laboratories, so that all tests are carried out in our laboratory and our samples do not have to "travel". At this point I would like to emphasize the immediacy of our results, a person if tested in us will receive his results within a few hours within the day. Finally, the key element in the quality of our medical service is the high quality biomedical staff of scientists that surround our center, experienced in blood draws and in the collection of all biological samples. Thus, and with my scientific medical guidance a fully reliable test result is provided.

What are the departments and services?

Our laboratories have all departments, such as haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, hormone, immunology - cancer markers and molecular diagnostics. In the Covid-19 pandemic, our laboratory became known for rapid molecular diagnostics of SARSCOV 2 with issuance of molecular test result within two hours. Also, throughout the pandemic and even now we are doing in-house test downloads for better service to the people.

At the same time, we provide full prenatal screening including spermogram and all the necessary blood tests as well as cervical smears. Particularly impactful of our laboratory's immediate results is ivf IVF, where preparation requires immediate hormone testing. Our microbiology department accepts all specimens, including urine, vaginal, semen cultures, urinary fractions of prostatic fluid, blood cultures with the possibility of microbial identification and antibiogram. All blood tests are performed at our center, such as cardiac, lipid, cancer, liver, liver, kidney markers, as well as anemia and thrombophilia testing. Pediatric blood draws and home blood draws are performed by our experienced staff.

Evstathia Ch. Christou MSC.MD., Biopathologist-Microbiologist

15A Kolokotroni, Halandri, 2106855799,

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