CHROMagar Candida TM

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C.krusei
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C.albicans
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C.tropicalis
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CHROMagar™ Candida
Rapid and Powerful Colour Differentiation
Easy Detection of Mixed Yeast Cultures

SPECIFICITY
SPECIES COLONY COLOUR
& SENSITIVITY
Candida albicans Green Exceeds 99 % *

Candida tropicalis Metallic blue Exceeds 99 % *

Candida krusei Pink velvet Exceeds 99 % *

(*) Odds and Bernaets 1994

In addition to the standard detection of C.albicans, the detection

of C.tropicalis and C.krusei, which tend to be more resistant to
antifungal agents, is important to optimize antifungal treatment
especially for immunocompromised patients.

Powerful and easy detection of mixed yeast cultures is

particularly useful to detect antifungal resistant strains even
present in the sample as a minor population.
References: (1) Odds, F.C. and R. Bernaerts. 1994. CHROMagar Candida, a New Differentiation isolation Medium
for Presumptive Identification of Clinically Important Candida Species. J.C.M. 32: 1923-1929. (2) Beighton, D. et al.
1995. Use of CHROMagar Candida Medium for Isolation of Yeasts from Dental Samples. J.C.M.. 33: 3025-3027.
(3) Pfaller, M.A. et al. 1996. Application of CHROMagar Candida for Rapid Screening of Clinical Specimens for
Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, and Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata. J.C.M. 34: 58-61.

CHROMagar™ Candida for differentiation of C.albicans, C.tropicalis, C.krusei

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