title: Evaluation of the Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH probes for identification of Candida species from positive blood cultures.
abstract: The Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH kit (YTL) correctly identified Candida spp. in 207/216 (96%) positive blood cultures. Discordant results were seen with known cross-reacting species and cultures containing Candida lambica and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. The YTL provides rapid, reliable identification of the five common Candida species found in blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Kara M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Le Febre
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Deml
authors.forename: Sherri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wohlfiel
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Wengenack
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000235:genetics*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids