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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 1999, p. 422-426, Vol. 37, No. 2
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Simple, Reliable, and Cost-Effective Yeast Identification Scheme for the Clinical Laboratory

Ann P. Koehler,* Kai-Cheong Chu, Elizabeth T. S. Houang, and Augustine F. B. Cheng

Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China

Received 29 June 1998/Returned for modification 12 August 1998/Accepted 31 October 1998

The appearance of colonies on the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida combined with observation of morphology on corn meal-Tween 80 agar was used for the identification of 353 clinical yeast isolates. The results were compared with those obtained with API yeast identification kits. The accuracy of identification and the turnaround time were equivalent for each method, and our cultural method was less expensive.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 14, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Phone: 61-8-8222 3144. Fax: 61-8-8222 3543. E-mail: ann.koehler{at}imvs.sa.gov.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 1999, p. 422-426, Vol. 37, No. 2
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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