Highly experienced staff process approximately 10,000 postal specimens and examine and sample up to 1,000 patients per year. We accept postal specimens from private or NHS referring clinicians and can process up to three specimens per patient.
Direct microscopy is performed using both Calcofluor white fluorescence and bright-field microscopy and results are issued within two working days of receipt of the specimen. Culture for dermatophytes have a two to four week turnover from date of receipt.
