What laboratory tests do we offer patients?

Find answers to your questions about laboratory tests.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here you can find tips on examinations.

Did you have a "summer fling" involving unprotected sex?

To put your mind at ease that the fling had no health consequences, we recommend the following tests:

In case of problems within a week:

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea)

Chlamydia trachomatis

STD Multiplex

Following high-risk sexual contact, we recommend HIV testing after three weeks.

If symptoms of a urinary tract infection are present (despite a negative urine bacterial culture result), we recommend testing for the following:

Mycoplasma hominis

Mycoplasma genitalium

Ureaplasma spp

Did you eat unwashed fruit?

Do you have a garden? Do you sometimes eat unwashed fruit or fail to wash your hands after harvesting garden produce?
If flu-like symptoms or diarrhea appear…

Get tested for antibodies against:

Yersinia enterocolitica antibody test

Toxoplasma gondii

Bartonella henselae (to rule out cat-scratch disease)

Have you recovered from COVID-19 and also been vaccinated? Are you experiencing various symptoms (joint pain, muscle pain, neurological issues, etc.)?

An examination is intended to detect potential post-COVID complications:

IgG protilátek proti S-proteinu

IgG proti M-proteinu

IgA a IgM protilátek proti COVID 19

Trpíte častými bolestmi v krku, zvýšenou únavou?

Doporučujeme provést tato vyšetření:

EBV (infectious mononucleosis)

Herpes hominis type 6 from saliva

ASLO+ antibodies against deoxyribonuclease B (from blood) for suspected Streptococcus hemolyticus group A infection

Měli jste klíště?

Měli jste klíště a po čase vám není dobře? (Máte kožní obtíže, neurologické obtíže, bolest hlavy…)

Get tested for antibodies against:

tick-borne encephalitis

Borrelia

Do you have frequent outbreaks of cold sores? (herpetic sowings)

Get tested for antibodies:
Herpes s. type 1, Herpes s. type 2 and Varicella zoster.

Did you enjoy summer barbecues, and now—a week later—you’re having digestive issues?

It is certainly appropriate to test for hepatitis E antibodies.

Do you have a baby you are breastfeeding, and do you feel that the baby is uncomfortable?

Is your baby failing to thrive, developing a skin rash, and do you feel that something is wrong?

Try having your breast milk tested for cytomegalovirus (2 ml of breast milk in a test tube).

Do you have a persistent, stubborn cough?

Are you concerned that it might be pertussis (whooping cough) or a mycoplasma infection (*Mycoplasma pneumoniae*)?

Come get tested with us. The tests are performed using a nasopharyngeal swab.