Tests offered in the Mycology Diagnostic Laboratory

An overview of the services you offer and how they will benefit the visitor.

Clinical specimens for fungal studies

  1. CSF for fungal culture
  2. CSF for India ink stain
  3. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – corneal buttons
  4. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – corneal scrapings
  5. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – Biopsy specimens
  6. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – sinus specimens
  7. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – swabs from skin lesions
  8. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – skin scrapings
  9. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – nail clippings / scrapings
  10. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – hair follicles / roots
  11. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – BAL
  12. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – sputum
  13. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – bronchial washings
  14. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – bronchial brushings
  15. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – stools
  16. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – urine
  17. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – pus
  18. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – sterile fluids
  19. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – vaginal swabs
  20. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – ear swabs
  21. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – bone marrow specimens
  22. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – throat swabs
  23. Blood for fungal culture

Other specimens for fungal studies

  1. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – environmental specimens
  2. Direct microscopy & fungal culture – food specimens

Tests offered in the Mycology Reference Laboratory

An overview of the services you offer and how they will benefit the visitor.

Identification of culture isolates

  1. Culture identification – filamentous fungi
  2. Culture identification – Yeast

Antifungal sensitivity test

  1. Antifungal sensitivity testing – Filamentous fungi
  2. Antifungal sensitivity testing – Yeast

Serology tests – Antibody tests

  1. Coccidioides IDCF antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  2. Coccidioides IDTP antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  3. Candida antibodies – Immuno-diffusion test
  4. Aspergillus antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  5. Aspergillus flavus antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  6. Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  7. Aspergillus niger antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  8. Aspergillus terreus antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  9. Paracoccidiodes antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  10. Histoplasma antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  11. Blastomyces antibodies – Immuno-diffusion / precipitin test
  12. Candida anti mannan antibodies
  13. Candida mannan antigen
  14. Anti aspergillus IgG antibodies (ELISA) test
  15. Total IgE (ELISA) test

Serology tests – Antigen tests

  1. Cryptococcal antigen test
  2. Aspergillus galactomannan antigen (ELISA) test

Special staining tests

  1. Toluidine blue staining for Pneumocystis jirovecei
  2. Histopathology (special fungal stains) fungi

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