Misidentification of Candida dubliniensis isolates with the VITEK MS.
J Mycol Med
; 31(1): 101107, 2021 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The phylogenetic relatedness of Candida dubliniensis and C. albicans may lead to misidentification of C. dubliniensis and underestimation of its clinical significance. We evaluated the performance of VITEK-MS in identifying C. dubliniensis isolates following growth on different culture media. Correct identification was documented in 98% of the isolates grown on blood agar media whereas only 44% were correctly identified from SDA or CHROMagar. The use of non-manufacturer validated media for identifying C. dubliniensis with VITEK-MS, may result in misidentification of these isolates as C. albicans. This finding calls for reassessing the accuracy of fungal isolates identification in local workflows using non-validated culture media.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Candida
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Técnicas de Tipificación Micológica
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Medios de Cultivo
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Agar
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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J Mycol Med
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2021
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Article