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ArticleEnvironmental health insights2024

A Simple, Fast, and Reliable Method for the Identification of

Su Jane Fan Chiang, Mei-Kuei Chien, Chang-Yi Tsai, Jui-Chang Hsiao, Fan-Hlan Koo, Yung-Feng Yen, Yi-Chang Chou, Chih-Chien Cheng

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Article in Environmental health insights, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Polymers · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Su Jane Fan ChiangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mei-Kuei ChienDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang-Yi TsaiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jui-Chang HsiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Fan-Hlan KooDepartment of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Feng YenSection of Infectious Diseases, Taipei City Hospital, Yangming Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Chang ChouUniversity of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Chien ChengDepartment of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-8457

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Candida is one of the common pathogens in nosocomial infections. Culture is the gold standard for diagnosing candidemia. Methods: We conducted this randomized case study at Taipei City Hospital (TCH) from January 2023 to August 2023, with a total of 30 specimen culture reports collected and confirmed to be cases of Results: By adding BSA, more than 50% of the budding phenomenon was observed in 40 minutes, which shortened the diagnosis time compared with the traditional method (2-3 hours). Using BSA can shorten the identification time for early clinical medication and improve the quality of medical care. Conclusion: Using safer plasma products for germ tube test of candidiasis not only reduced the risk of infection for medical technicians but could also replace the serum used in traditional methods to increase convenience and save time. This study proposed BSA as a germ tube induction medium enhancer, which reduced the culture time, thereby enabling quicker diagnosis of

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bovine serum albumin (BSA)Candida albicansFresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)germ tube testserum

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