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Regional Mycology Unit

Scientific Lead: Dr Lewis White

Clinical Lead: Dr Matt Backx

 

Routine service

  • Clinical advice and interpretation service
  • Dermatology sample processing
  • Phenotypic testing
    • Dermatophyte ID
    • Moulds ID
    • Yeast ID & sensitivity
  • Serology
    • Candida antibodies (antimannan)
    • Aspergillus IgG antibody
    • beta-D-Glucan testing
    • Aspergillus antigen (galactomannan)
    • Cryptococcus antigen
  • Molecular testing
    • Aspergillus
    • A. fumigatus resistance
    • Pneumocystis jiroveci
    • Candida

Investigational Assays 

  • Fungal PCR on Tissue
  • SNP Analysis. SNPs in the genes for Dectin 1 and Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular adhesion molecule-3-Grabbing Non-integrin (DC-SIGN) can pre-dispose patients to invasive aspergillosis.

MRRU is currently taking a lead role in the revision of the international (European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) – Mycoses Study Group (MSG)) consensus definitions for the diagnosis of IFD

MRRU leads, contributes and participates in international and national QA schemes for molecular and has a lead in the international efforts to standardise fungal PCR technology.