Department of Microbiology

Welcome to the Department of Medical Microbiology, Babcock University Teaching Hospital (BUTH). Our Clinical Laboratory is located in the Diagnostic building of BUTH which also houses the Chemical Pathology and Haematology laboratories. Requisitions and samples are received from BUTH clinical wards, GOPD, MOP, SOP (including Ophthalmology, ENT & Dental clinics), A/E and other referral hospitals from Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, Ikenne, Iperu and other peripheral centres including private hospitals.

As part of the diagnostic services of BUTH, the Department of Medical Microbiology provides microbiology, parasitology, virology, serology testing and other tests relevant to medicine and/or disease surveillance to physicians.

The laboratory has adopted a quality management system for the purpose of the effective and efficient use of its resources. All employees are committed to the culture of quality. All staff share responsibility for identifying nonconformities or opportunities for improvement, recording these instances so that corrective or preventive actions can be taken to ensure the laboratory meets the needs of its customers. 

VISION STATEMENT
To be the leading provider of quality Medical Microbiology diagnostic care, Infectious Diseases management and genomics in Africa.

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide the highest quality for Laboratory Medicine services in infectious diseases to all stakeholders through good laboratory practises and to become the preferred destination in Medical Microbiology Services in Africa.