Description
A microbiological method for diagnosing candidiasis, allowing to identify the pathogen and select the most optimal drug for treating the disease. The study is most informative in case of ineffectiveness of treatment with antifungal drugs, frequent recurrences of the disease, as well as in the presence of clinical symptoms with the absence of specific antibodies to the pathogen in the blood.
Period of execution
Within 5 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type
- Biopsy specimen
- Feces
- Gingival pocket swab
- Throat swab (oropharynx)
- Conjunctival swab (right)
- Conjunctival swab (left)
- Nasal swab
- Nasopharyngeal swab
- Urogenital swab
- Sputum
- Nails (left foot)
- Nails (left hand)
- Nails (right foot)
- Nails (right hand)
- Vaginal discharge
- Nasopharyngeal discharge
- Ear discharge (right)
- Ear discharge (left)
- Scraping
- Midstream morning urine
- Ejaculate