title: Four cases of Candida albicans infections with isolates developing pink colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates.
abstract: Candida albicans, the most commonly isolated yeast species, is typically identified by its green colony-colour on CHROMagar Candida plates. We here report four cases of Candida albicans infections, in which the initial identification was non-albicans isolates due to a clear pink colour of the colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates. However, classical phenotypic criteria, biochemical assimilation pattern and molecular characterisation identified all four isolates as C. albicans isolates.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Department for Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. dms@ssi.dk
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Saunte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klingspor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnau
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Arendrup
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003116:Color; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S