Utility of the Germ Tube Test for Direct Identification of Candida albicans from Positive Blood Culture Bottles

We compared the germ tube test for the direct identification of Candida albicans from positive blood culture bottles, with results obtained from subcultured colonies. The direct germ tube test was 87.1% sensitive and 100% specific for the identification of C. albicans when the results obtained from...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008-10, Vol.46 (10), p.3508-3509
Main Authors: Sheppard, Donald C, Locas, Marie-Claude, Restieri, Christiane, Laverdiere, Michel
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Biological and medical sciences
Blood - microbiology
Candida albicans - isolation & purification
Candidiasis - diagnosis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungemia - diagnosis
Humans
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Mycology
Mycology - methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
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