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Mycology reference laboratories perform several important functions (Kidd et al, 2015):
- Carry out tests that may not be available at local microbiology labs
- Organise training and courses
- Provide advice to other laboratories
- Develop and validate new tests
- Support QA/QC programmes
- Maintain culture collections
- Monitor emerging pathogens and antifungal resistance
Europe
In the UK, please consult the lab’s website to find NHS and private prices.
| Mycology Reference Centre Manchester (MRCM) | UK (Manchester, part of MFT) | Website & @MycologyRefManc |
| Mycology Reference Laboratory & National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi | UK (Bristol, PHE South West Laboratory) | Handbook and referral forms |
| Mycology Reference Unit | UK (Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales) | Website |
| National Reference Center for Invasive Mycoses and Antifungals | France (Paris) | Website |
| Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute | Netherlands (Utrecht) | Website & @MedMycol |
| National Reference Center for Mycosis | Belgium (Leuven) | Website Read about their work on beta-D-glucan testing |
| Mycology Laboratory at Statens Serum Institut | Denmark (Copenhagen) | Website |
| Mycology Reference Laboratory | Spain (Madrid) | Website |
| National Reference Laboratory for Medical Mycology | Serbia (University of Belgrade) |
Americas
| MiraVista Diagnostics | USA (Indianapolis) | Website |
| Mycological Reference Laboratory, Medical and Experimental Mycology Unit | Colombia (Medellin, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas) | Website |
| Diagnostic Laboratory Hub | Guatemala (Guatemala City, Hospital General San Juan de Dios) | Website Read a paper (Samayoa et al, 2020) about the lab’s work on histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis |
| Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, Andrée Rosemon Hospital | French Guiana (Cayenne) | Website Read a GAFFI blog post about the lab’s role in reducing deaths from disseminated histoplasmosis |
Asia & Australasia
| National Mycology Reference Centre | Australia (Adelaide) | Website or sarah.kidd@sa.gov.au / @thefunguskidd |
| Clinical Mycology Reference Laboratory | Australia (Sydney) | Website |
| Mycology Reference Laboratory | New Zealand (Auckland) | Website |
| Advanced Molecular and Diagnostic Research Centre for Fungi | India (Odisha) | Website |
| WHO Collaborating Centre on Reference and Research on Fungi of Medical Importance and National Culture Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCCPF) | India (Chandigarh) | Website |
Africa
| Mycetoma Reference Centre | Sudan (Khartoum) | Twitter @MycetomaRC, YouTube or website Includes biobank and village outreach service |
| South African National Mycology Reference Laboratory | South Africa (Johannesberg, The National Institute for Communicable Diseases) | Website |
| Pathology Reference Laboratory | Uganda (Kampala, Makerere University) | Website |
Culture collections
Reference strains with accompanying genome sequences are becoming increasingly important part of carrying out the research that underpins improvements in clinical practice. This is particularly true for measuring the activity of new antifungals (or resistance to existing ones), where it is vital to reflect the diversity seen among clinical isolates. A list of smaller culture collections is available at Mycology.cornell.edu
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