METHODOLOGY:

Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)

 

ANALYTE TYPES:

• Dermatophytes

• Yeasts

• Non-dermatophyte Molds

 

INTERNAL CONTROL:

• Human RNase P gene (Specimen adequacy + extraction control)

 

TARGET CATEGORIES:

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Dermatophytes (8+ targets):
Microsporum canis, Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex (zoophilic), Trichophyton interdigitale, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton spp., Nannizzia gypsea (Microsporum gypseum), Microsporum nanum (Nannizzia nana)

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Yeasts (8+ targets):
Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus spp., Malassezia spp., Trichosporon spp.

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Non-dermatophyte Molds (7+ targets):
Aspergillus spp., Fusarium solani, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Acremonium spp., Alternaria spp., Curvularia spp., Scytalidium dimidiatum