- Specimen
- Minimum of 12 plucked hair with roots, skin scraping, or tooth brush sample. For dermatophyte culture can also submit preinoculated DTM bottle.
- Description
- Microsporum spp., M. equinum / canis, M. gypseum (Arthroderma gypseum, A. fulvum, A. incurvatum), Trichophyton spp., T. benhamiae / mentagrophytes (Arthroderma benhamiae, A. vanbreuseghemii), Culture, Dermatophytes
Evaluation for ringworm infection via both PCR and standard culture.
Note: plucked hair with roots (10-20 hairs), a skin scraping, or a toothbrush sample submitted in a sterile, dry container, free of liquids and preservative or culture media.