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Comparison of a new commercial test, GLABRATA RTT, with a dipstick test for rapid identification of Candida glabrata.

Willinger B, Wein S, Hirschl AM, Rotter ML, Manafi M

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20/5P, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. birgit.willinger@meduniwien.ac.at

This study compares the performance of a 3-h dipstick trehalose test with GLABRATA RTT, a new commercially available 20-min test for the rapid identification of Candida glabrata. With the exception of blood agar, GLABRATA RTT gave reliable results with all media tested and was always superior to the dipstick test.

Published 6 January 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(1): 499-501.
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