Four cases of Candida albicans infections with isolates developing pink colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates

TY - JOUR

T1 - Four cases of Candida albicans infections with isolates developing pink colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates

AU - Saunte, D M

AU - Klingspor, Lena

AU - Jalal, S

AU - Arnau, Jose

AU - Arendrup, M C

PY - 2005/11

Y1 - 2005/11

N2 - Candida albicans, the most commonly isolated yeast species, is typically identified by its green colony-colour on CHROMagar Candida plates. We here report four cases of Candida albicans infections, in which the initial identification was non-albicans isolates due to a clear pink colour of the colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates. However, classical phenotypic criteria, biochemical assimilation pattern and molecular characterisation identified all four isolates as C. albicans isolates.

AB - Candida albicans, the most commonly isolated yeast species, is typically identified by its green colony-colour on CHROMagar Candida plates. We here report four cases of Candida albicans infections, in which the initial identification was non-albicans isolates due to a clear pink colour of the colonies on CHROMagar Candida plates. However, classical phenotypic criteria, biochemical assimilation pattern and molecular characterisation identified all four isolates as C. albicans isolates.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Antifungal Agents/pharmacology

KW - Candida albicans/classification

KW - Candidiasis/microbiology

KW - Color

KW - Culture Media/chemistry

KW - DNA, Fungal/chemistry

KW - DNA, Ribosomal/genetics

KW - DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/chemistry

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Microbial Sensitivity Tests

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Pigments, Biological

KW - RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics

KW - Sequence Analysis, DNA

U2 - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01146.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01146.x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16262872

SN - 0933-7407

VL - 48

SP - 378

EP - 381

JO - Mycoses

JF - Mycoses

IS - 6

ER -