Nail Fungus Infection

Identify fungal infection in nails to aid diagnosis and care
Profile Number
P006
CPT
87798 (10) 87481 (4) 87480 (2)
Synonyms
Onychomycosis Test, Fungal Nail PCR
Test Details
METHODOLOGY

DNA extraction and real-time polymerase chain reaction

RESULT
TURNAROUND TIME

within 48 hours

RELATED DOCUMENTS
Test Includes

Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum, Enterococcus floccosum, Microsporum canis, Alternaria, Aspergillus spp, Scytalidium dimidiatum, Acremonium spp , Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei , Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis, Trichosporon, Cryptococcus, Meyerozyma guilliermondii

Specimen Requirements
SPECIMEN 
TYPE

Nail

MINIMUM
VOLUME

0.5 cm of dry nail

CONTAINER

Dry container

COLLECTION 
INSTRUCTIONS

Clean nail area with 70% alcohol. Clip or scrape the abnormal nail and fungal growth. Collect material into a dry specimen container

STABILITY
REQUIREMENTS

72 hours

STORAGE

Room temperature or refrigerated.

PATIENT
PREPARATION

None

RELATED 
TESTS

P030, P029, P002