2012
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992012000300011
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Abstract: Abstract:Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections that affect immunocompromised patients. Such infections can evolve into sepsis, whose mortality rate is high. This study aimed to evaluate the viability of Candida species identification by the automated system VitekBiomerieux (Durham, USA). Ninety-eight medical charts referencing the Candida spp. samples available for the study were retrospectively analyzed. The system Vitek-Biomerieux with Candida identification card is recommended f… Show more

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“…After 24-48 hours of culture, white colony was found, rounded convex with a distinctive odor of yeast, wet mucoid surface smooth and wrinkled [ 2 , 7 ]. Species identification can be done by germ tube test, chlamydospores assessment, assimilation and fermentation tests, and CHROM agar candida [ 8 , 9 ]. In this case we use carbohydrate fermentation test as this test is low-cost, simple, effective, sensitive, and specific [ 9 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…After 24-48 hours of culture, white colony was found, rounded convex with a distinctive odor of yeast, wet mucoid surface smooth and wrinkled [ 2 , 7 ]. Species identification can be done by germ tube test, chlamydospores assessment, assimilation and fermentation tests, and CHROM agar candida [ 8 , 9 ]. In this case we use carbohydrate fermentation test as this test is low-cost, simple, effective, sensitive, and specific [ 9 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%