Evaluation of Candida ID, a new chromogenic medium for fungal isolation and preliminary identification of some yeast species.
Candida ID, a new chromogenic medium, allows identification of Candida albicans (blue colonies) and preliminary identification into a group of four species (pink colonies). In comparison with Albicans ID2 and Sabouraud gentamicin chloramphenicol on 446 fungal strains, Candida ID allowed the isolation of more species than Albicans ID 2 (95.5% versus 91.2%).
Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 38043 Grenoble, France. HFricker-Hidalgo@chu-grenoble.fr
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D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology
D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media