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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2003, p. 475-478, Vol. 41, No. 1
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.475-478.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Detecting Candida albicans in Human Milk

Jimi Francis Morrill,1 Demosthenes Pappagianis,2 M. Jane Heinig,1 Bo Lönnerdal,1 and Kathryn G. Dewey1*

Department of Nutrition,1 Department of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of California, Davis, Davis, California2

Received 3 June 2002/ Returned for modification 9 July 2002/ Accepted 8 October 2002

Procedures for diagnosis of mammary candidosis, including laboratory confirmation, are not well defined. Lactoferrin present in human milk can inhibit growth of Candida albicans, thereby limiting the ability to detect yeast infections. The inhibitory effect of various lactoferrin concentrations on the growth of C. albicans in whole human milk was studied. The addition of iron to the milk led to a two- to threefold increase in cell counts when milk contained 3.0 mg of lactoferrin/ml and markedly reduced the likelihood of false-negative culture results. This method may provide the necessary objective support needed for diagnosis of mammary candidosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Nutrition, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8669. Phone: (530) 752-0851. Fax: (530) 752-3406. E-mail: kgdewey{at}ucdavis.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2003, p. 475-478, Vol. 41, No. 1
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.475-478.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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