title: Evaluation of the auxacolor system for biochemical identification of medically important yeasts.
abstract: We compared the Auxacolor yeast identification system (Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur) with the API 20C Aux (bioMerieux-Vitek) using 105 isolates of medically important yeasts. The Auxacolor system provided more rapid, accurate results and displayed less interobserver variability than the API 20C Aux.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. dshepp@po-box.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: deSouza
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: René
mesh_terms: D003124:Colorimetry; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism