Evaluation of Bichro-Dubli Fumouze to distinguish Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans.
We have evaluated the ability of the Bichro-Dubli Fumouze (Fumouze Diagnostics, Levallois-Perret, France) latex agglutination test to identify colonies of Candida dubliniensis grown on different media. The test was positive for 103 of 106 isolates of C. dubliniensis and negative for Candida albicans and other Candida species studied. The sensitivity and specificity of the test were 97.1% and 100%, respectively. The test is very rapid, simple, and reliable giving the same results independently of whether the colonies are grown previously on Sabouraud dextrose agar, CHROMagar Candida medium, Candida ID2 medium, or CHROMagar-Pal's medium.
Sahand
Ismail H
IH
Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología, y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 699, E-48080 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain.
Moragues
María D
MD
Robert
Raymond
R
Quindós
Guillermo
G
Pontón
José
J
D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification*; D003470:Culture Media; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
D003470:Culture Media