The material should be taken before starting treatment. The skin lesion should not be lubricated (ointment, cream), cleansed with cosmetics (powders).
The nail plate should be clean, one day before the test, soaked in soapy water, uncut about 1 week, without polish (polish should be washed off 1 day before the test and before soaking in soapy water).
Before collecting material from oral mucous membranes at least one hour before the test , do not: eat,drink sugary drinks/juices, chew gum, brush teeth or use mouthwash as well as lozenges and smoke.
For scalp scrapings, do not wash your head 2 days before the test
For cultures from swabs of intimate areas, advance appointment booking is required.
Notes for the study/treatment will also be available once the booking is approved.