Evaluation of Bichro-Dubli Fumouze to distinguish Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans

Ismail H Sahand; María D Moragues; Raymond Robert; Guillermo Quindós; José Pontón

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.12.007

Evaluation of Bichro-Dubli Fumouze to distinguish Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Jun;55(2):165-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.12.007. Epub 2006 Mar 9.

Authors

Ismail H Sahand¹, María D Moragues, Raymond Robert, Guillermo Quindós, José Pontón

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología, y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 699, E-48080 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain.

PMID: 16529902
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.12.007

Abstract

We have evaluated the ability of the Bichro-Dubli Fumouze (Fumouze Diagnostics, Levallois-Perret, France) latex agglutination test to identify colonies of Candida dubliniensis grown on different media. The test was positive for 103 of 106 isolates of C. dubliniensis and negative for Candida albicans and other Candida species studied. The sensitivity and specificity of the test were 97.1% and 100%, respectively. The test is very rapid, simple, and reliable giving the same results independently of whether the colonies are grown previously on Sabouraud dextrose agar, CHROMagar Candida medium, Candida ID2 medium, or CHROMagar-Pal's medium.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Candida / classification*
Culture Media
Latex Fixation Tests / methods*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Species Specificity

Substances

Culture Media