Candidiasis

Culture. Routine ventilated blood culture flasks. Agar plates ( smooth creamy white colonies. Differential culture medium (CHROMagar Candida) ( distinguishes between C. albicans and certain non-C. albicans spp. The diagnostic yield (15–30%. Biphasic cultures and lysis-centrifugation ( high diagnostic yield. BACTEC and BacT/Alert( very accurate. ................
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