Trial reportJournal of clinical pathology1997
Use of CHROMagar Candida for genital specimens in the diagnostic laboratory.
Trial report in Journal of clinical pathology, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Vulvovaginal candidiasis.Sexually transmitted infections · 2006Guideline
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- Comparative Analysis of the Capacity of theInfection and immunity · 2018Article
- The Role of PCR in the Diagnosis of Candida Vulvovaginitis-a New Gold Standard?Current infectious disease reports · 2015Article
- Identifying Candida and other yeast-like fungi: utility of an identification algorithm in resource limited setting.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2014Article
- Detection of FUR1 Gene in 5-Flucytosine Resistant Candida Isolates in Vaginal Candidiasis Patients.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2013Article
- Identification of Candida species associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis by multiplex PCR.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2012Article
- Human Papillomaviruses and genital co-infections in gynaecological outpatients.BMC infectious diseases · 2009Article
- Direct isolation of Candida spp. from blood cultures on the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2003Article
- Persistence of pigment production by yeast isolates grown on CHROMagar Candida medium.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2002Article
- Comparison of chromogenic and fluorogenic membrane filtration methods for detection of four Candida species.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2002Article
- Isolation and characterization of a species-specific DNA fragment for identification of Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata by PCR.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2001Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate CHROMagar Candida (CA), a new yeast differential medium, for yeast isolation in a clinical laboratory for the routine examination of high vaginal swabs.
methodsResults of high vaginal swab cultures processed in a standard manner on plates containing equal halves of Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) and CA were compared. Non-Candida albicans yeast isolates were further speciated with API 20C AUX or API 32C. To assess the ease of use of CA, laboratory staff lacking in experience of the medium were asked to identify 23 unlabelled yeast cultures on CA by referring to six labelled reference plates.
resultsOf the 1784 swab cultures processed, yeasts were isolated from 373 SDA and 368 CA. Of the 78 non-albicans isolates further speciated, CA identified correctly all cultures of C krusei and C tropicalis, and 82% of C glabrata. All the 38 inexperienced laboratory staff achieved 100% accuracy for C albicans and over 90% for C krusei and C tropicalis.
conclusionsCA is a satisfactory isolation medium for genital specimens, allowing immediate and correct identification of the commonly encountered yeasts and easy recognition of mixed cultures.
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