Virology Laboratory at King's College Hospital

Laboratory overview

Kings Denmark Hill site  provides a range of on‑site serology testing using the Abbott Alinity I platform . This includes HIV, hepatitis A, B and C markers, HTLV I/II, and CMV IgG. These assays support urgent donor screening 

Furthermore, there is a Sequencing service that provides specialist molecular and sequencing diagnostics, supporting complex viral investigations across the Synnovis network. Using the ABI 3730xl DNA Analyser, the laboratory performs a broad range of high‑level virology tests including:

• HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and protease sequencing
• HIV-1 integrase sequencing
• HIV-1 CCR5/CXCR4 tropism sequencing
• HBV genotyping and antiviral drug resistance
• HCV genotyping

These advanced sequencing services support antiviral resistance monitoring, treatment guidance, and detailed viral characterisation, in close collaboration with the central Hub and partner clinical teams

For full accreditation details and access to the  User Handbook, please refer to the Hub page.