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Reference services include:

• Cryptosporidium
• differential diagnosis and confirmation of cryptosporidium
• specialist testing for the detection of cryptosporidium in immunocompromised patients at high risk
• typing to support outbreak and cluster investigations, and for epidemiology
• provision of positive control and training materials
• consultation advice on diagnostic methods and management of cryptosporidiosis
• advice on the investigation, epidemiology, control and prevention of cryptosporidium

Research areas include:

• evaluation of new laboratory methods for cryptosporidium detection, diagnosis, typing and subtyping
• epidemiology and seroepidemiology
• risk factors and prevention

For more information on this unit please visit the

Cryptosporidium Reference Unit
Public Health Wales Microbiology
Singleton Hospital
Sgeti
Swansea
SA2 8QA

Telephone:聽01792 285341聽(for results, consultation and advice during office hours)
Out of hours telephone:聽01792 205666聽(ask for on-call consultant microbiologist)
贰尘补颈濒:听Swansea.crypto@wales.nhs.uk

Laboratory hours:聽8:45am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)