Mycology Parasitology

The Parasitology-Mycology laboratory is structured into different sectors corresponding to distinct biological activities:

• Conventional parasitology: Diagnosis of endemic and tropical parasitic infections
• Conventional mycology: direct examinations, cultures and study of sensitivity to antifungals.
• Fungal serologies: Aspergillus serologies, Candida serologies, Cryptococcal antigen, BD-glucan.
• Parasite serology: Toxoplasmosis serology (ELISA and IgG and IgM chemiluminescence, ISAGA)
• Molecular biology: PCR Toxoplasmosis, PCR Aspergillus and Mucorales, PCR Pneumocystis, PCR Microsporidia, PCR Leishmania.
• Fungal identification activity and participation in aspergillus monitoring in conjunction with the Hospital Hygiene laboratory.

The service has ministerial approval for the antenatal diagnosis of toxoplasmosis.

• Biological duty 7/7, 24/24 for the diagnosis of malaria, pneumocystosis and neuro-meningeal cryptococcosis.
• Epidemiological surveillance and declaration activity with CNRs such as the CNR for Invasive Mycoses, CNR Microsporidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis, CNR Toxoplasmosis, CNR Malaria, CNR Leishmania, CNR Echinococcosis.
• Mission of training and supervision of theses and dissertations with interns of the DES in Medical Biology or other DES outside the sector and with students in training (BTS, IUT, L3, M1, M2, etc.).
• Consulting services for the interpretation of biological results and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for clinicians and fellow biologists.