Laboratory services
Pathological diagnostic services, including autopsy, were provided for patients at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and other hospitals. Special specimen services were also provided, i.e. permanent slide for microscopic anatomy and pathology study; electron microscopy service.
Cytopathology Services (1-3 days)
Pap (cervical, vaginal) smear
Papanicolau stain
Hematoxylin and eosin stain
Special stain
100 baht/sample/method
Urine, Pleural effusion, Ascitic fluid, Cerebrospinal fluid
- Papanicolaou stain 150 baht/sample
- Hematoxylin and eosin stain 150 baht/sample
- Special stain 100 baht/sample/method
Sputum, Pus
Hematoxylin and eosin stain 100 baht/sample
Special stain 100 baht/sample/method
Stool
Fat 200 baht/sample/method
Histopathology Services (3-5 days)
Small organs (pleural biopsy, lung biopsy, GI biopsy, skin biopsy)
Hematoxylin and eosin stain 300 baht/sample
Large organs
Hematoxylin and eosin stain 1000 baht/sample
Special stain
100 baht/sample/method
- Reticulum
- Collagen
- Elastic fiber
- Glycogen
- Mucin
- Amyloid
- Pigments
- Minerals
- Gram stain
- Fungus
- Viral inclusion bodies
- Acid fast bacilli
- Others
Permanent slides (plants, animals, worms)
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Electronmicroscopy Services
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM; Hitachi HT-7700)
- Negative staining (sample) 600 Baht
- Specimen embedding (OsO4 included) 4,000 Baht
- Specimen embedding (OsO4 not included) 1,950 Baht
- Ultrathin sectioning and staining (sample) 1,200 Baht
- Semithin sectioning and staining (1 block = 2 slides) 450 Baht
- TEM service (per hour) 2,200 Baht
- Image file storage in the CD 200 Baht
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM; Jeol JSM-6610LV)
- Specimen mounting 300 Baht
- Specimen coating with gold (per time) 650 Baht
- Specimen preparation and mounting (OsO4 included) 2,100 Baht
- Specimen preparation and mounting (OsO4 not included) 1,650 Baht
- Specimen filtration (per sample) 400 Baht
- Critical Point Dryer (CPD) (per time) 750 Baht
- SEM service (per hour) 1,800 Baht
- Image file storage in the CD 200 Baht
Self service for using the equipment
- Critical Point Dryer (CPD) (per time) 360 Baht
- Vacuum Evaporator (coat with carbon) (per time) 80 Baht
- Ion Sputter Coater (coat with gold) (per time) 300 Baht
- Ultramicrotome (per hour) 200 Baht
- Glass knives strip (0.64×2.5×40 ซม., 16 glass knives) 400 Baht
- Coating copper grid 180 Baht
- Air condition after office hour (per hour) 300 Baht