NAIL SAMPLE FOR FUNGAL DETECTION


• Clean nail with 70% alcohol.

• Examine for damaged, discoloured, brittle or dystrophic area.

• Material should be taken from the affected areas.

• Entire thickness of the damaged nail should be cut as far back as possible. Any crumbly material or material under the nail should be collected and sent in a sterile container.

• If skin lesions are present they should be scraped and the material collected should be sent separately.

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