Comparison of a new commercial test, GLABRATA RTT, with a dipstick test for rapid identification of Candida glabrata.
This study compares the performance of a 3-h dipstick trehalose test with GLABRATA RTT, a new commercially available 20-min test for the rapid identification of Candida glabrata. With the exception of blood agar, GLABRATA RTT gave reliable results with all media tested and was always superior to the dipstick test.
Willinger
Birgit
B
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20/5P, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. birgit.willinger@meduniwien.ac.at
Wein
Susanne
S
Hirschl
Alexander M
AM
Rotter
Manfred L
ML
Manafi
Mammad
M
D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014199:Trehalose / Q000378:metabolism
D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014199:Trehalose