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Comparison of three commercial media for direct identification and discrimination ofCandida species in clinical specimens

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One hundred and ninety-two clinical specimens were used to compare the three chromogenic media Albicans ID, Candiselect, and CHROMagar Candida to a standard method using a Sabouraudch-loramphenicol agar medium and standard methods for identification of yeasts. The detection rates were 83.79, 83.24, 86.59 and 84.91 % respectively. For the chromogenic media, the rates of direct identification (growth plus specific pigmentation) forCandida albicans were 56.50, 37.68 and 11.59% after 24 hours' incubation and 92.75, 91.30 and 88.57% after 72 hours' incubation respectively, with 100% specificity. Furthermore, CHROMagar Candida identified the fiveCandida tropicalis and the twoCandida krusei strains detected after 48 hours' incubation.

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    A. M. Freydière, L. Buchaille & Y. Gille

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Freydière, A.M., Buchaille, L. & Gille, Y. Comparison of three commercial media for direct identification and discrimination ofCandida species in clinical specimens. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 464–467 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471913

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