Candida spp: manual identification (reference method) and automated identification (Vitek system platform)
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
; 18(3): 335-339, 2012. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, VETINDEX
| ID: biblio-1484511
Responsible library:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Yeasts are becoming a common cause of nosocomial fungal infections that affect immunocompromised patients. Such infections can evolve into sepsis, whose mortality rate is high. This study aimed to evaluate the viability of Candida species identification by the automated system Vitek-Biomerieux (Durham, USA). Ninety-eight medical charts referencing the Candida spp. samples available for the study were retrospectively analyzed. The system Vitek-Biomerieux with Candida identification card is recommended for laboratory routine use and presents 80.6% agreement with the reference method. By separate analysis of species, 13.5% of C. parapsilosis samples differed from the reference method, while the Vitek system wrongly identified them as C. tropicalis, C. lusitaneae or as Candida albicans. C. glabrata presented a discrepancy of only one sample (25%), and was identified by Vitek as C. parapsilosis. C. guilliermondii also differed in only one sample (33.3%), being identified as Candida spp. All C. albicans, C. tropicalis and C. lusitaneae samples were identified correctly.
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Database:
LILACS
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VETINDEX
Main subject:
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
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Candida
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Candida albicans
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Candida glabrata
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR