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Discipline - Clinical microbiology
Fungal culture
Setting:
2. Laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
Regional or provincial hospital with laboratory National reference laboratory
Assay format
Automated systems
Information History
First added in 2020
Changed in 2024
Purpose type
Diagnosis
Purpose
Initial step in the detection and identification of fungal pathogens to guide appropriate antifungal therapy.
Specimen types
Respiratory specimens (e.g., Sputum, Bronchial brushing, Bronchoalveolar lavage), Body fluids (e.g., Cerebrospinal fluid, Pleural fluid, Peritoneal fluid), Skin scrapings, Hair, Nail clippings or scrapings, Corneal scrapings, Ear discharge, Catheter and device-related specimens, Tissue samples
WHO prequalified or recommended products
N/A
GMDN

61712

Microbial specimen inoculation/streaking/colony-picking instrument IVD

An electrically-powered instrument intended for the pre-analytical preparation of microbial samples (e.g., cultures, suspensions, MALDI-TOF targets/slides) from a clinical specimen and/or culture isolate. Its functionality includes: 1) automated/semi-automated transfer of the clinical specimen (e.g., by aspiration or inoculating loop), inoculation into/onto culture dishes/tubes/slides, and streaking of culture dishes (e.g., using magnetic beads, inoculation loops or spreaders); and/or 2) automated microbial colony picking for the preparation of samples for subsequent analytical procedures. It may also feature processing capabilities such as barcoding, storage, and/or sorting.

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EMDN

W01040301 W01040302 W01040303

DEHYDRATED CULTURE MEDIA (MYCOLOGY) PREPARED MEDIA IN PLATES (MYCOLOGY) TUBES AND BOTTLED MEDIA FOR YEAST AND FUNGI

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WHO supporting publications
Essential package of in vitro diagnostic tests for bacterial and fungal infections, and AMR. 2025. (To be published)
Technical specifications
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SAGE IVD recommended including this test in the EDL on the basis of the scientific validity of the analyte. It was recognized that the test is a foundational IVD test and is included in clinical guidelines.
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The inclusion of this test was based on WHO guidelines and/or technical documents that include recommendations for the use of this test.
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