Comparison of three commercial media for direct identification and discrimination of Candida species in clinical specimens

One hundred and ninety-two clinical specimens were used to compare the three chromogenic media Albicans ID, Candiselect, and CHROMagar Candida to a standard method using a Sabouraud-chloramphenicol agar medium and standard methods for identification of yeasts. The detection rates were 83.79, 83.24,...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 1997-06, Vol.16 (6), p.464-467
Main Authors: FREYDIERE, A. M, BUCHAILLE, L, GILLE, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Candida - classification
Candida - growth & development
Candida - isolation & purification
Candida albicans
Candida albicans - isolation & purification
Candida krusei
Candida tropicalis
Color
Culture Media
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Microbiology
Mycological methods and techniques used in mycology
Mycological Typing Techniques
Mycology
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Summary:One hundred and ninety-two clinical specimens were used to compare the three chromogenic media Albicans ID, Candiselect, and CHROMagar Candida to a standard method using a Sabouraud-chloramphenicol agar medium and standard methods for identification of yeasts. The detection rates were 83.79, 83.24, 86.59 and 84.91% respectively. For the chromogenic media, the rates of direct identification (growth plus specific pigmentation) for Candida albicans were 56.50, 37.68 and 11.59% after 24 hours' incubation and 92.75, 91.30 and 88.57% after 72 hours' incubation respectively, with 100% specificity. Furthermore, CHROMagar Candida identified the five Candida tropicalis and the two Candida krusei strains detected after 48 hours' incubation.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/BF02471913