Services
The Mycology Reference Centre Manchester (MRCM) can provide the following services:
Investigation of mouldy houses and hospitals
Identification of all 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 PCR on respiratory specimens
Pneumocystis PCR on respiratory specimens
Fungitell ™ ß-1-3-D glucan
Surveillance of hospital environments for Aspergillus species
Aspergillus galactomannan antigen ELISA
Agar gel double diffusion for Aspergillus precipitins
Cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination test
Culture and identification of dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes from skin, nail and hair
Costs
Training
Mycology Preceptorships
For full information regarding our services please refer to the UHSM Pathology Handbook