PCR Tests

Penicillium chrysogenum IgG (PENC)
Request Form from EU
Request Form from USA

Part of the "MOLP panel" (CALB+ASPN+PENC+CLAH+ALTA+ASPF)
Sample required: 2 ml serum. Stable for 24 hours at ambient temperature, for one week at 4°C. For longer periods, centrifuge the serum tube, aliquot and store at –20° / –80°C

qPCR Candida (6 species) and Aspergillus fumigatus
qPCR candi plus: Request Form from EU
qPCR candi plus: Request Form from USA
qPCR Candida (6 species) and Aspergillus fumigatus PCR tests
Sample equired: blood, saliva, biopsy, swab, as per need Blood: 1 EDTA. Tube. Stable for 48hours. For longer periods freeze at –20°C or –80°CSaliva , biopsy, swab: sample in a sterile, dry tube (no buffer or fixative of any kind). Stable for 24 hours. For longer periods freeze at –20°C or –80°C
Cladosporium herbarum IgG (CLAH)
CLAH: Request Form from EU
CLAH: Request Form from USA
Part of the "MOLP panel" (CALB+ASPN+PENC+CLAH+ALTA+ASPF) PCR tests
Sample required: 2 ml serum. Stable for 24 hours at ambient temperature, for one week at 4°C. For longer periods, centrifuge the serum tube, aliquot and store at –20° / –80°C
Alternaria alternata IgG (ALTA)
ALTA: Request Form from EU
ALTA: Request Form from USA
Part of the "MOLP panel" (CALB+ASPN+PENC+CLAH+ALTA+ASPF) PCR tests
Sample required: 2 ml serum. Stable for 24 hours at ambient temperature, for one week at 4°C. For longer periods, centrifuge the serum tube, aliquot and store at –20° / –80°C
Aspergillus fumigatus IgG (ASPF)
Aspergillus fumigatus IgG (ASPF) PCR
ASPF: Request Form from EU
ASPF: Request Form from USA
Part of the "MOLP panel" (CALB+ASPN+PENC+CLAH+ALTA+ASPF)
Sample required: 2 ml serum. Stable for 24 hours at ambient temperature, for one week at 4°C. For longer periods, centrifuge the serum tube, aliquot and store at –20° / –80°C
MYCOPLASMAS
Mycoplasmas are atypical bacteria that live as intra- or extracellular parasites. Mycoplasmas can be transmitted through aerosols (M. pneumoniae, M. fermentans, both of which are found in the saliva); sexual transmission is also frequent (M. genitalium).
Mycoplasmas: Request Form from EU
Mycoplasmas: Request Form from USA
Sample required: Blood: 2 ml whole blood in EDTA tube. Stable for 48hours. For longer periods freeze at –20°C or –80°C