Strengths and limitations of different Chromogenic Media for the identification of Candida species

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dc.contributor.authorMesseir, Ilze
dc.contributor.authorAbrantes, Pedro Miguel dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorAfrica, Charlene W.J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-09T20:56:08Z
dc.date.available2014-01-09T20:56:08Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe treatment of invasive candidiasis and other Candida infections with the appropriate antifungal agent is assisted by the identification of Candida isolates to the species level. Rapid and accurate methods of differentiation are therefore imperative if treatment is to be effective, particularly in HIV-positive patients and in pregnant mothers where intervention may be necessary to reduce the risk for preterm delivery. The time used for isolation, identification and detection of mixed cultures may be reduced with the help of available chromogenic media. In this study, five commercial chromogenic media were evaluated for the differentiation of Candida species. Six type-strains of Candida species were streaked onto each of five different chromogenic media and incubated for up to 4 days at the different temperatures recommended by the manufacturers. This comparative evaluation demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of each medium employed and found CHROMagar™ Candida and Chromogenic Candida Agar to be the most effective for distinguishing between different Candida species.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation of South Africaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMesseir, I., Abrantes, P.M.D.S. & Africa, C.W.J. (2012). Strengths and limitations of different Chromogenic Media for the identification of Candida species. Journal of Microbiology Research, 2(5): 133-40en_US
dc.identifier.issn2166-5931
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/931
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherScientific & Academic Publishingen_US
dc.rights© 2012 Messeir, et al; licensee Scientific & Academic Publishing. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.microbiology.20120205.04
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectCandidaen_US
dc.subjectChromogenic agaren_US
dc.subjectRapid species differentiationen_US
dc.titleStrengths and limitations of different Chromogenic Media for the identification of Candida speciesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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