Utility of the germ tube test for direct identification of Candida albicans from positive blood culture bottles.
We compared the germ tube test for the direct identification of Candida albicans from positive blood culture bottles, with results obtained from subcultured colonies. The direct germ tube test was 87.1% sensitive and 100% specific for the identification of C. albicans when the results obtained from fungal colonies were compared.
Sheppard
Donald C
DC
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Duff Medical Building, Room 502, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada. donald.sheppard@mcgill.ca
Locas
Marie-Claude
MC
Restieri
Christiane
C
Laverdiere
Michel
M
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity