title: Direct identification and recognition of yeast species from clinical material by using albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida plates.
abstract: Two chromogenic media, Albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida agar plates, were compared with a reference medium, Sabouraud-chloramphenicol agar, and standard methods for the identification of yeast species. This study involved 951 clinical specimens. The detection rates for the two chromogenic media for polymicrobial specimens were 20% higher than that for the Sabouraud-chloramphenicol agar plates. The rates of identification of Candida albicans for Albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida agar plates were, respectively, 37.0 and 6.0% after 24 h of incubation and 93.6 and 92.2% after 72 h of incubation, with specificities of 99.8 and 100%. Furthermore, CHROMagar Candida plates identified 13 of 14 Candida tropicalis and 9 of 12 Candida krusei strains after 48 h of incubation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital de l'Antiquaille et Institut Pasteur de Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Freydiere
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gille
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar