title: An evaluation of manual and mechanical methods to identify Candida spp. from human and animal sources.
abstract: To compare two yeast identification methods, i. e, the manual and the VITEK mechanical methods, 62 clinical samples from hemocultures and animal sources were analyzed. After identification as Candida yeasts by the VITEK method, the strains were recharacterized using manual assimilation methods and sugar fermentation tests. Our findings reveal 58% concurrent identification between the two methods for animal strains, and 51% for human hemoculture strains.
authors.affiliation: Fernandes Figueira Institute, IOF, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Geraldo dos Santos
authors.initials: Gdos S
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Elizabeth Teixeira
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Francisco de Assis
authors.initials: Fde A
authors.lastname: Baroni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic