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We offer a next-generation, PREMIER MEDICAL LAB real-time quantitative PCR based assay that identifies organisms 35-37 Progress Street, Ste A-2, associated with Edison, NJ 08820

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Onychomycosis Organisms Included in Benefits of qPCR PML TFI Assay vs Traditional Methods

❖ The most common nail • Acremonium strictum disorder • Alternaria • fumigatus • 50% of all nail problems • Aspergillus niger ➢ Full report in 24-48 hours vs • If neglected can lead to • Aspergillus terreus up to 6 weeks in traditional systemic and/or opportunistic • Aspergillus versicolor fungal culture • infections ➢ Removes “human factor” in • Candida parapsilosis organism identification • Curvularia lunata ❖ Requires long-term therapy ➢ Does not miss slow growing or hard to culture fungi • ➢ Greater precision in • Expensive solani • identification and • Potential side effects of oral • characterization of Fungal antifungals audouinii • Infections • ➢ Not limited to the number of ❖ New and emerging therapies Microsporum gypseum • pathogens identified per are genus/species specific • sample Neofusicoccum mangiferae • ➢ Improves clinical outcome ❖ Precise and timely infection Sarcoptes scabiei • ➢ Clear and easy to interpret identification • Scopulariopsis brevicaulis reporting including current

• Scytalidinum dimidiatum treatment options for each • Improves clinical outcome • interdigitale organism identified • Improves quality of life (T.mentagrophytes) • Reduces overall treatment • costs • Trichophyton soudanense • Reduces hospitalizations • Trichophyton violaceum • • beigelii • Trichosporon mucoides