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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2003, p. 5792-5793, Vol. 41, No. 12
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5792-5793.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Expression of Plasma Coagulase among Pathogenic Candida Species

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues,1,2* Cidália Pina-Vaz,1,2,3 Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira,1 and Christina Tavares1

Department of Microbiology, Porto Faculty of Medicine,1 Institute of Pathology and Molecular Immunology, University of Porto,2 Department of Microbiology, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal3

Received 5 May 2003/ Returned for modification 13 June 2003/ Accepted 16 September 2003

Candida coagulase production was assessed by the classical tube test. All Candida krusei strains were coagulase negative, but most C. albicans and C. tropicalis strains can produce coagulase. Some strains agglutinated the Pastorex Staph-Plus reagent, probably because of antigen similarities to coagulase produced by Staphylococcus aureus that may cause mistakes in clinical laboratories.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-Porto, Portugal. Phone: 351 91 919358514. Fax: 351 22 9962096. E-mail: micteam{at}clix.pt.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2003, p. 5792-5793, Vol. 41, No. 12
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5792-5793.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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