Performance of candida ID, a new chromogenic medium for presumptive identification of Candida species, in comparison to CHROMagar Candida

B Willinger; C Hillowoth; B Selitsch; M Manafi

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.10.3793-3795.2001

Performance of candida ID, a new chromogenic medium for presumptive identification of Candida species, in comparison to CHROMagar Candida

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Oct;39(10):3793-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3793-3795.2001.

Authors

B Willinger¹, C Hillowoth, B Selitsch, M Manafi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hygiene Institute of the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. [email protected]

Abstract

Candida ID agar allows identification of Candida albicans and differentiation of other Candida species. In comparison with CHROMagar Candida, we evaluated the performance of this medium directly from 596 clinical specimens. In particular, detection of C. albicans after 24 h of incubation was easier on Candida ID (sensitivity, 96.8%) than on CHROMagar (sensitivity, 49.6%).

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Candida / classification*
Candida / growth & development*
Candida / isolation & purification
Candida albicans / classification
Candida albicans / growth & development
Candida albicans / isolation & purification
Candidiasis / microbiology*
Chromogenic Compounds / metabolism*
Culture Media
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Chromogenic Compounds
Culture Media