title: [Usefulness of the CHROM-agar Candida culture medium in the differentiation and presumed identification of yeast of clinical interest].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The efficiency of a novel differential culture medium, CHROM-agar Candida, is evaluated in order to differentiation and presumptive identification of clinically important yeasts.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 600 clinical yeast strains, pertaining to 8 genera (Candida, Cryptococcus, Geotrichum, Rhodotorula, Trichosporon, Kluyveromyces, Pichia and Saccharomyces) and 27 species. Strains were previously identified by conventional methods and by commercial system ATB ID32C (Bio-Mérieux).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four species (C. albicans, C. krusei, C. tropicalis and t. beigelii) were presumptive recognized after 48-72 hours of incubation, regarding their colonial morphology and color. Colony color of other species showed low specificity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CHROM-agar Candida medium is recommended for recognition of mixed yeast cultures and differentiation of the common clinically yeast species.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Martos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mira-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galán-Sánchez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hernández-Molina
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015003:Yeasts / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media
vernacular_title: Utilidad del medio de cultivo CHROM-agar Candida para la diferenciación e identificación presuntiva de levaduras de interés clínico.