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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-12-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
Rapid identification of Candida albicans is of great importance as it is the most frequently isolated yeast pathogen. Rapidec albicans, a new 2-h micromethod, performs two fluorescent enzymatic activities: hexosaminidase and proline arylamidase. A total of 444 yeast strains (334 from type culture collections and 110 from recent clinical isolates) were tested. The sensitivity was 98.5% and the specificity 95.8%. When only considering the clinical strains, 47/47 Candida albicans were identified by Rapidec albicans (sensitivity 100%) but only 43/47 by the germ tube test (sensitivity 91.5%). The specificities of the two tests were respectively 98.2% and 100%. This new system is therefore very efficient for the routine diagnosis of Candida albicans in the clinical field. It is easier and quicker than the germ tube test.
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pubmed:language |
fre
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0003-3898
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
50
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
103-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1992
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pubmed:articleTitle |
[Rapid identification of Candida albicans: evaluation of "Rapidec albicans". Study of 444 yeast strains].
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pubmed:affiliation |
Département de parasitologie, mycologie médicale et moléculaire (DP3M), université J-Fourier-Grenoble I, URA CNRS 1344, CHU A-Michallon, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
English Abstract
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