{"id":631,"date":"2018-12-10T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T16:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:01:21","slug":"fungus-testing-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/reference-labs\/fungus-testing-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Fungus Testing Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]ATTENTION:<\/strong> Beginning December 1, 2024, we will no longer offer the following: *Azole Panel \u2013 each azole listed will still be available to order separately
\nAMB\/Candin Panel \u2013 each antifungal listed will still be available to order separately
\nSynergy Studies
\n*For the Azole Panel and AMB\/Candin Panel, if requested, each antifungal will be ordered and tested separately.<\/p>\n

ATTENTION:<\/strong> We are currently unable to perform antifungal susceptibility testing with ibrexafungerp.<\/p>\n

ATTENTION:<\/strong> Due to the increased number of cultures received that are contaminated with either bacteria or a second fungus and the additional time and resources needed to separate these from the organism to be tested, we will begin to apply an additional $65 fee to all cultures\/specimens we receive that are contaminated.<\/p>\n

Services offered include: Fungal identification, the in vitro susceptibility testing of antifungal drugs, the measurement of levels of antimycotic agents in biological tissues and fluids, and the evaluation of antifungal properties of potential and new antifungal drugs. The Fungus Testing Laboratory has been particularly active in the screening and testing of newly licensed antifungal antimicrobics for the pharmaceutical industry and serves as the contract laboratory for clinical efficacy studies involving these agents in therapeutic and clinical trials in humans for the major drug companies involved in the development of such antimicrobial agents.<\/span><\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> Yeast identification now offered by MALDI-TOF MS.  Testing is reflexed to routine identification (DNA sequence analysis and phenotypic characteristics) if unable to identify the species by MALDI-TOF MS.<\/p>\n

Laboratory Director:
\n<\/strong>Nathan P. Wiederhold, Pharm. D.<\/span><\/p>\n

E-Mail:<\/strong> FTL@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

FTL Client Survey Form<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Fungus Testing Laboratory at the University of Texas
\nHealth Science Center will be closed and unable to receive
\nshipments on the following dates:<\/p>\n

November 27, 2025<\/p>\n

November 28, 2025<\/p>\n

December 24, 2025<\/p>\n

December 25, 2025<\/p>\n

January 1, 2026<\/p>\n

January 19, 2026<\/p>\n

February 16, 2026<\/p>\n

May 25, 2026<\/p>\n

June 19, 2026<\/p>\n

July 3, 2026<\/p>\n

Please contact us at 210-567-4131 if you have any
\nquestions or concerns.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Pre-Clinical Culture Information<\/a><\/h3>\n

Shipping Specimens<\/a><\/h3>\n

Shipping Flowchart<\/a><\/h3>\n

Laboratory Overview<\/h3>\n

Susceptibility Testing<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fungal Identification<\/a><\/h3>\n

Antifungal Drug Levels<\/a><\/h3>\n

State Licenses<\/a><\/h3>\n

Requisitions<\/a><\/h3>\n

LOINC Data<\/a><\/h3>\n

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