title: Evaluation of a newly developed identification kit, RID Zyme CAS test, for Candida albicans.
abstract: To evaluate a newly developed identification kit, the RID Zyme CAS test for Candida albicans, 1136 C. albicans and 403 non-albicans Candida strains were tested. Distinction of medically important non-albicans strains, with the exception of C. dubliniensis, was obtained. These results show that this new kit is simple and effective for the identification of C. albicans in clinical samples. Furthermore, the one hour period for identification makes it very attractive.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005697:Galactosides; D006801:Humans; D006923:Hymecromone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005697:Galactosides; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; C041455:4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetylamino-beta-galactoside; D006923:Hymecromone