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Evaluation of PNA FISH® Yeast Traffic Light in identification of Candida species from blood and non-blood culture specimens.
Med Mycol
August 2016
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
PNA FISH(®) (peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization) Yeast Traffic Light (PNA FISH(®) YTL) assay is a commercially avaliable method for rapid identification of Candida spp. directly from positive blood cultures. This report provides a one-year experience in identification of yeasts from 25 specimens (15 positive blood cultures and 10 other clinically significant specimens) using PNA FISH(®) YTL and comparing it to VITEK 2 System.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGeotrichum capitatum respiratory tract infection in a patient with polytrauma.
Infez Med
September 2015
Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
Geotrichum capitatum is a rare pathogen that causes opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, particulary in patients with hematological malignancies. We report the case of a 72-year patient with polytrauma whose outcome was fatal. During his stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), he received a broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy and underwent different invasive procedures.
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