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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3784-3787, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01318-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of New Colorimetric Vitek 2 Yeast Identification Card by Use of Different Source Media {triangledown}

Giuseppe Valenza,* Jörn Strasen, Frauke Schäfer, Matthias Frosch, Oliver Kurzai, and Marianne Abele-Horn

University of Würzburg, Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, Würzburg, Germany

Received 11 July 2008/ Returned for modification 25 August 2008/ Accepted 10 September 2008

The new colorimetric Vitek 2 YST card was evaluated for identification of yeasts (136 strains) with respect to the influence of different source media. The Vitek 2 YST card achieved satisfactory results for all yeast species tested, with the exception of Candida guilliermondii, Candida norvegensis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida rugosa, and Candida tropicalis. After simple additional tests, 93.7% of all the strains tested were correctly identified. A significant influence of the isolation medium on the identification rate could not be observed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2/E1, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. Phone: 49-(0)931-201 46901. Fax: 49-(0)931-201 46445. E-mail: gvalenza{at}hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 September 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3784-3787, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01318-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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