An evaluation of manual and mechanical methods to identify Candida spp. from human and animal sources


Autoria(s): Oliveira,Geraldo dos Santos; Ribeiro,Elizabeth Teixeira; Baroni,Francisco de Assis
Data(s)

01/12/2006

Resumo

To compare two yeast identification methods, i. e, the manual and the VITEK mechanical methods, 62 clinical samples from hemocultures and animal sources were analyzed. After identification as Candida yeasts by the VITEK method, the strains were recharacterized using manual assimilation methods and sugar fermentation tests. Our findings reveal 58% concurrent identification between the two methods for animal strains, and 51% for human hemoculture strains.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652006000600002

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.48 n.6 2006

Palavras-Chave #Candida spp. #Identification #Vitek method #Yeast
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journal article