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

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Geraldo Dos Santos Oliveira²  Elizabeth Teixeira Ribeiro¹  Francisco De Assis Baroni¹ 

[1] ,IOF Fernandes Figueira Institute Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Candida spp.;    Identification;    Vitek method;    Yeast;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652006000600002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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