Useful links

• Mycology online
• The Aspergillus Website
• University Hospital of South Manchester Website
• The Health Protection Agency
• BSMM
• ISHAM
• ECMM

Our services (a CPA accredited laboratory)

• Identification of medically important yeasts and moulds
• Susceptibility testing on all yeasts and moulds
• Monitoring of body fluids for antifungal drugs
• Susceptibility testing of novel antifungal drugs
• Aspergillus galactomannan antigen ELISA
• Counterimmunoelectrophoresis for Aspergillus precipitins
• Cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination test
• Culture and identification of dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes in skin, nails and hair
• Investigations of mouldy houses and hospitals
• Surveillance of hospital environments for aspergillus species
  

Training

• The Centre provides training in Medical Mycology in the North West, as an integral part of the UK Clinical Mycology Network