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Collection & Transport of specimen Skin, Hair & Nail Taken for dermatophytic infections Hair – removed with forceps Nail _taken by scraping or clipping Tissue Tissues – grind or mince before culturing. BodyfluidsandCSF Body fluids – centrifuge & use sediment for culture Urine – centrifuge & use sediment for culture Laboratory Diagnosis 1. Direct examination 2. Fungal culture 3. Serological tests 4. Skin tests 5. PCR & other molecular methods
Collection & Transport of specimen Skin, Hair & Nail Taken for dermatophytic infections Hair – removed with forceps Nail _taken by scraping or clipping Tissue Tissues – grind or mince before culturing. BodyfluidsandCSF Body fluids – centrifuge & use sediment for culture Urine – centrifuge & use sediment for culture Laboratory Diagnosis 1. Direct examination 2. Fungal culture 3. Serological tests 4. Skin tests 5. PCR & other molecular methods
Nail _taken by scraping or clipping
Nail _taken by scraping or clipping
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Laboratory Diagnosis 1. Direct examination 2. Fungal culture 3. Serological tests 4. Skin tests 5. PCR & other molecular methods
Laboratory Diagnosis 1. Direct examination 2. Fungal culture 3. Serological tests 4. Skin tests 5. PCR & other molecular methods
Collection & Transport of specimen Skin, Hair & Nail Taken for dermatophytic infections Hair – removed with forceps
Collection & Transport of specimen Skin, Hair & Nail Taken for dermatophytic infections Hair – removed with forceps
Urine – centrifuge & use sediment for culture
Urine – centrifuge & use sediment for culture
T______sue T______sues – grind or mince before culturing.
T______sue T______sues – grind or mince before culturing.
