title: [Identification of Candida albicans using the chromogenic medium Albicans ID].
abstract: The correct identification of the microrganism is the base for epidemiological studies and treatment of infections. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of the chromogenic media Albicans ID (bioMerieux, France) in the identification of Candida albicans. A total of 190 yeasts strains were evaluated in the study. A rate of 100% of all C. albicans (80) and Candida dubliniensis (five) strains exhibited blue color. Nevertheless, the blue color was also observed with cultures of Candida rugosa (3/5) and Candida tropicalis (3/17). Albicans ID cromogenic media presented specificity rate of 90% and positive and negative predictive values of 88% and 100%, respectively, in the identification of C. albicans.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Laboratorio Especial de Micologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopes-Colombo