Cerodex Laboratories is a mycology reference laboratory and offers the following services:

Mycology culture identification

• dimorphic fungi
  • Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Blastomyces dermatitidis
  • Coccidioides immitis
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• yeast
  • Cryptococcus sp.
  • Candida sp.
• hyphal fungi
  • Aspergillus sp.
  • Penicillium sp.
  • etc.

Fungal serology

• Complement Fixation tests for antibody to:
  • Histoplasma mycelial antigen
  • Histoplasma yeast antigen
  • Blastomyces A antigen
  • Coccidioides antigen
  • Aspergillus fumigatus antigen
• Immunodiffusion tests for antibody to:
  • Histoplasma 'H'&'M' antigen
  • Blastomyces 'A' antigen
  • Coccidioides 'IDCF' &/or 'IDTP' antigen
  • Aspergillus screening (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. terreus, A. niger)
    • Individual Aspergillus antigens
  • Candida albicans antigen
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigen
• Latex Agglutination tests
  • Antibody detection:
    • Histoplasma antibody
    • Coccidioides ('IDTP') antibody
    • Sporothrix schenckii antibody
  • Antigen detection:
    • Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide antigen
• Yeast Agglutination:
  • Cryptococcus neoformans antibody
• Enzyme Immunoassay (CEIA)
  • Antibody to Candida cytoplasmic antigens