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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2001, p. 3793-3795, Vol. 39, No. 10
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3793-3795.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Performance of Candida ID, a New Chromogenic Medium for Presumptive Identification of Candida Species, in Comparison to CHROMagar Candida

Birgit Willinger,* Cornelia Hillowoth, Brigitte Selitsch, and Mammad Manafi

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hygiene Institute of the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Received 30 April 2001/Returned for modification 13 June 2001/Accepted 15 July 2001

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%).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Hygiene Institute of the University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20/5P, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 0043-1-40400/5151 (5156). Fax: 0043-1-40400/5228. E-mail: birgit.willinger{at}akh-wien.ac.at.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2001, p. 3793-3795, Vol. 39, No. 10
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3793-3795.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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