ABSTRACT
Chromagar Candida is a new, modified, simple, rapid and cost effective method for the presumptive identification of Candida spp. after preliminary growth. 54 randomly selected clinical isolates of Candida were evaluated including, C.albicans (24), C.tropicalis (13), C.parapsilosis (6), C.krusei (5) & C.glabrata (4). The sensitivity and specificity appeared to be equal to that of conventional identification system except 4 C.glabrata strains which could only be identified by conventional method. Terbinafine, amphotericin B and nystatin were found to be highly sensitive drugs and clotrimazole and fluconazole showed the worst sensitivity results.
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Agar , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Candida/classification , Candida/drug effects , Candida/isolation & purification , Candida/microbiology , Candida/pathogenicity , Chromogenic Compounds , Culture Media , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Sensitivity and Specificity , Species SpecificityABSTRACT
Human infections by Chromobacterium violaceum are rare. Till date 6 cases have been reported from southern and eastern parts of India. We report here a case of puerperal sepsis by C. violaceum, probably the first case from Eastern part of Orissa. The patient was successfully treated with amikacin and gatifloxacin.
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Academic Medical Centers , Adult , Amikacin/therapeutic use , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Chromobacterium/isolation & purification , Female , Fluoroquinolones/therapeutic use , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Humans , India , Puerperal Infection/diagnosis , Sepsis/diagnosisABSTRACT
Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) primarily causes zoonotic infections affecting grazing animals and is an unusual cause of infection in immunocompetent human beings. We report a case of bacteremia due to R. equi a rare isolate in a child suffering from protein energy malnutrition