Hours:

Full service:0800 - 1600 Monday to Friday.

Enquiries:

Specimens are not automatically cultured for fungi.

If a mycotic infection is suspected, this should be clearly noted on the request form.

For further information, contact the Mycology laboratory (ext 22710) or:

Email Mycology Department

Further contact details:

Dr Sally Roberts , Microbiologist: ext 22705 Cellphone 021 674 140
Dr Sharmini Muttaiyah , Microbiologist: ext 22700 Cellphone 021 615 892
Dr Mary de Almeida , Microbiologist: ext 22700 Cellphone 021 170 9117

Dr Matthew Blakiston , Microbiologist: contact via Lablink

Request Forms

Processing and reporting depend entirely on information supplied.

Use a Microbiology request form and give:

Full relevant clinical particulars

Full patient identification.

Exact identity of specimen and site of collect.

Any current, recent or proposed antifungal therapy.

Date and time of collection.

For medico-legal reasons, incorrectly labelled or unidentifiable specimens cannot be processed.

Specimen Transport

To ensure that special and urgent specimens reach the Mycology laboratory quickly, where you do not have access to the vacuum tube system, either transport the specimen yourself, or ask a nurse to take it to the laboratory for you.

In general non-urgent specimens, collected out of normal hours can be safely refrigerated until next day.

Acanthamoeba Culture

Aspergillus Precipitins

Aspirated Pus

Aspirates

Bronchial Washings and Lavages