CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY
The Unit of Clinical Parasitology
is mostly concerned with the morphological identification of intestinal parasites, blood
and other districts by direct examination or culture.
Moreover, it carries out morphological and biochemical
identification of yeasts and molds and antifungal susceptibility testing for yeasts
isolated in blood culture.
Further activities of the Unit of Parasitology include the
following:
- Serology for antibodies specific to: Strongyloides
Schistosoma, Echinococcus, E. histolytica, Toxocara, Leishmania,
Galactomannan.
- Detection of antigens: Cryptococcus, Plasmodium, E.
histolytica, Giardia spp, Cryptosporidium spp, Schistosoma spp
- Detection of Leishmania spp DNA in peripheral blood, by
using biomolecular tests.
