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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3508-3509, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01113-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Utility of the Germ Tube Test for Direct Identification of Candida albicans from Positive Blood Culture Bottles {triangledown}

Donald C. Sheppard,1* Marie-Claude Locas,2 Christiane Restieri,2 and Michel Laverdiere2

Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,1 University of Montreal, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada2

Received 11 June 2008/ Returned for modification 14 July 2008/ Accepted 25 July 2008

We compared the germ tube test for the direct identification of Candida albicans from positive blood culture bottles, with results obtained from subcultured colonies. The direct germ tube test was 87.1% sensitive and 100% specific for the identification of C. albicans when the results obtained from fungal colonies were compared.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Duff Medical Building, Room 502, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada. Phone: (514) 398-1759. Fax: (514) 398-7052. E-mail: donald.sheppard{at}mcgill.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 6 August 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3508-3509, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01113-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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