scholarly journals Utility of the Germ Tube Test for Direct Identification of Candida albicans from Positive Blood Culture Bottles

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 3508-3509 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Sheppard ◽  
M.-C. Locas ◽  
C. Restieri ◽  
M. Laverdiere
Keyword(s):  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Positive Blood Culture ◽  
Germ Tube ◽  
Direct Identification ◽  
Tube Test

Rapid differentiation of Candida albicans from non-albicans species by germ tube test directly from BacTAlert blood culture bottles

Mycoses ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta A. Terlecka ◽  
Philipp A. du Cros ◽  
C. Orla Morrissey ◽  
Denis Spelman
Keyword(s):  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Germ Tube ◽  
Tube Test

scholarly journals An Evaluation Of Direct Identification Of Pathogens From Blood Cultures By Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometry

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Lina Savickaitė ◽  
Jelena Kopeykinienė
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Positive Blood Culture ◽  
Antimicrobial Therapy ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Direct Identification ◽  
Maldi Tof Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Maldi Tof ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Identification

Rapid identification of the infecting organism may aid in choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy. We used MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to identify bacteria directly from the positive blood culture samples (n=21). 85,71 percent of these results was identified using of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Identification time of bacteria directly from the blood culture takes more than 1 hour for 27,8 percent results.

scholarly journals Simple Strategy for Direct Identification of Medically Important Yeast Species from Positive Blood Culture Vials

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 2040-2041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Sheppard ◽  
Pierre René ◽  
Anthony D. Harris ◽  
Mark A. Miller ◽  
Michel Laverdière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Culture ◽  
Positive Blood Culture ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Identification System ◽  
Direct Identification ◽  
Yeast Identification ◽  
Clinical Specimens ◽  
Simple Strategy ◽  
Direct Inoculation

We compared direct inoculation of the Auxacolor yeast identification system from positive blood culture vials to standard identification with the API 20C AUX (API 20C), using 44 prospectively collected clinical specimens and 25 seeded blood culture vials. Direct inoculation of the Auxacolor system was accurate and more rapid than standard identification with the API 20C.

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