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Virology

Virology

Virology

The virology department performs three essential activities: a virological diagnostic virology research activity , an activity for processing clinical samples containing risk pathogens.

The virology department performs three essential activities: a virological diagnostic virology research activity , an activity for processing clinical samples containing risk pathogens.

  • Crew

    Composition of service

    • 1 university professor · hospital practitioner
    • 2 university lecturers · hospital practitioners
    • 3 hospital practitioners
    • 1 specialized assistant
    • 1 serving frame
    Team detail
    Astrid Vabret

    Professor Astrid Vabret

    head of service
    Melanie Nonnemacher

    Melanie Nonnenmacher

    senior health executive

  • Our support

    Activity

    Virological diagnosis

    This activity brings together all the requests for Medical virology: virological analyzes in hospitalized patients or consultants at the University Hospital and specialized virological analyzes requested for public hospitals, clinics and medical analysis laboratories.

    It includes the direct search for viruses as well as the detection of the corresponding antibodies. The infectious agents concerned are:

    • HIV and HTLV retroviruses ,
    • hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, E,
    • viral meningitis and encephalitis viruses (enterovirus, herpes, etc.) ,
    • respiratory viruses: influenza and parainfluenza virus, RSV , adenovirus, rhinovirus, coronavirus,
    • Eruptive fever viruses: measles, rubella, herpes, chickenpox, parvovirus B 19, human herpes type 6,
    • lymphotropic herpesviruses: cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr, herpes 6, papillomavirus and poliomavirus.
    Treatment of clinical samples containing pathogens at risk

    It is carried out in an approved type P3 laboratory, with a level of containment capable of treating biological pathogens of groups 2, 3 and 4.

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  • The research

    Clinical research

    Research activity is essentially oriented towards respiratory infections (influenza, RSV , human coronaviruses, rhinoviruses and adenoviruses, chlamydia pneumoniae and mycoplasma pneumoniae infections) and viral infections transmitted from mother to child and occurring in the immunocompromised subject (cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr) .

    It relates in particular to:

    • the development of molecular tools ( PCR , real-time PCR for the search for viral genomes,
    • molecular epidemiological study and genetic variability for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronaviruses, adenoviruses and rhinoviruses,
    • the study of the impact on the pathology of new infectious agents: coronavirus, rhinovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the elderly,
    • congenital transmission of cytomegalovirus infection.

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Medical biology laboratory

Medical biology laboratory

The directory of medical biology analyzes of the CHU Caen Normandie is available here.
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Locate / contact service

Virology

Building Biology Research

Avenue de la Côte de Nacre CS 30001 14033 Caen Cedex 9

Virology

Service Secretariat

02 31 06 45 72
02 31 06 36 23
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Virology
Building Biology Research
Level : 1
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Biology Research Building
: 02 31 06 45 72