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J Glob Infect Dis. 2016 Oct-Dec;8(4):139-146. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.192969.

Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of .

Journal of global infectious diseases

Ravinder Kaur, Megh Singh Dhakad, Ritu Goyal, Absarul Haque, Gauranga Mukhopadhyay

Affiliations

  1. Department of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
  2. Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
  3. King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
  4. Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 27942193 PMCID: PMC5126752 DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.192969

Abstract

CONCLUSION: The study confirmed the importance and reliability of conventional and molecular methods, and the acceptable agreements suggest Vitek-2 system an alternative method for speciation and sensitivity testing of Candida species infections.

Keywords: Antifungal agents; Candida species; antifungal resistance; fungi; mycology; opportunistic infections

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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