The Evaluation of CHROMagar Candida as an Isolation Medium for Identification of Candida Species Isolated from Different Clinical Specimens

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TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, cilt.3, sa.1, ss.41-47, 2006 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-47
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of CHROMagar-Candida for the identification of Candida spp. from different clinical specimens. The growth of cultures on plates, containing Sabouraud dextrose agar and CHROMagar-Candida were compared. Non-Candida albicans yeast isolates were further specificated with API 20C (bioMerieux, France). Of the 178 cultures processed, 100% accuracy for C. albicans C. krusei, C. tropicalis and 99% for other Candida spp. were determined. CHROMagar-Candida was found to be a satisfactory isolation medium for different clinical specimens, allowing immediate and correct identification of the commonly encountered yeasts. The use of CHROMagar as a yeast isolation medium in a clinical laboratory for the routine examination appears to be extremely successful in primary isolation and differentiation medium in different sample collections (vaginal specimens, blood cultures, gaita, urine sample, sputum and oropharyngeal swabs) of yeast also it is more rapidly than classical methods.