Auxacolor, a new commercial system for yeast identification: evaluation of 182 strains comparatively with ID 32C.

The incidence of deep candidiasis, particularly in immunocompromised patients, and the emergence of less sensitive yeast species to new antifungal agents explain the interest of their rapid identification. A new identification system, Auxacolor (Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur), has been evaluated, comparatively to ID 32C strip taken in reference (bioMérieux SA). These systems include respectively 13 and 29 carbohydrate assimilation tests.