{ Instrumentation }
The DaVita Clinical Research Central Laboratory utilizes the latest in laboratory instrumentation to provide rapid, accurate results. Some examples of our instrumentation and test menu are:
Chemistry
- 7 Olympus 5400 (Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, BUN, Iron)
- 17 Siemens Centaur (PTH, Ferritin, Hepatitis)
- 9 Tosoh G-8 (Glycohemoglobin)
- 2 Liaison Diasorin (Vitamin D)
- 8 Perkin-Elmer ICP-MS (Aluminum and Zinc)
- 2 Nova (Ionized Calcium)
- 2 Dianex (AAMI water analysis for anions)
Hematology
- 23 Siemens Advia 2120 (H&H, CBC, Retic, CHR)
- 2 TOPS Coagulation (PT/INR)
Microbiology
- 19 BACTEC 9240 (blood and body fluid cultures)
- 14 Lonza BioTek (LAL/endotoxin)
- 4 Vitek-2 (isolated identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing)
