Performance of Bacticard Candida compared with the germ tube test for the presumptive identification of Candida albicans

Bacticard Candida was compared with the germ tube test for the rapid, presumptive identification of Candida albicans. This test kit detects the enzymatic activities l-proline aminopeptidase and beta-galactosaminidase in yeast colonies grown on culture media. Candida albicans produces both enzymes wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycoses 2003-12, Vol.46 (11-12), p.467-470
Hauptverfasser:	Carrillo-Muñoz, A J, Quindós, G, Cárdenes, C D, Alonso-Vargas, R, Brió, S, Arévalo, P, Pemán, J, Estivill, D, Pontón, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aminopeptidases - metabolism Candida albicans - classification Candida albicans - enzymology Candida albicans - growth & development Candida albicans - isolation & purification False Positive Reactions Hexosaminidases - metabolism Mycology - methods Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity
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