title: Prospective evaluation of the new chromogenic medium Candida ID, in comparison with Candiselect, for isolation of molds and isolation and presumptive identification of yeast species.
abstract: We conducted a prospective evaluation of Candida ID chromogenic medium (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France) with 786 clinical specimens in comparison with Candiselect medium (Bio-Rad, Marnes la Coquette, France). Candida ID chromogenic medium identified 97.7% of Candida albicans strains; enabled presumptive identification of C. tropicalis, C. lusitaniae, C. guillermondii, and C. kefyr and better detection of yeast combinations (11.4% more often); and was more sensitive for the isolation of filamentous fungi (17.7% more often). However, Candida ID chromogenic medium appeared to be less selective vis-à-vis bacteria, with bacterial colonies sometimes pigmented blue.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, Strasbourg, France. valerie.letscher@medecine.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Letscher-Bru
authors.forename: Marie-Helene
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Anne-Cecile
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Galoisy
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candolfi
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media