Onychomycosis (nail fungus) affects 1 in 10 people overall and for people over the age of 70, this number jumps to 1 in 2 people. In order to determine a proper treatment plan for patients, laboratory testing is utilized to identify the pathology of the nail deformation. Traditional testing methods include non-specific microscopy and insensitive culturing, which can take up to two weeks to be resulted. Yellowstone Labs offers rapid and accurate testing of onychomycosis (Nail Fungus) utilizing PCR technology, which has been found to increase dermatophyte detection by 21.1%, leading to a threefold increase compared to traditional testing methods.
