Nail Fungus

Our healthcare professionals can get quick, accurate results with one simple swab

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based panel for nail fungus (onychomycosis) tests for the following pathogens:

  • Trichophyton rubrum
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Aspergillus niger
  • Acremonium strictum
  • Aspergillus terreus
  • Aspergillus versicolor
  • Alternaria
  • Epidermophyton floccosum
  • Fusarium solani
  • Microsporum canis
  • mecA gene (most common in MRSA)

The mecA gene transfers resistance to methicillin, penicillin and other penicillin-like antibiotics.

  • Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
  • Scytalidium dimidiatum
  • Trichophyton interdigitale (T. mentagrophytes)