Can serums be replaced by Mueller-Hinton agar in germ tube test?

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Atalay M. A., Koc A. N., Parkan O. M., Aydemir G., Elmali F., Sav H.

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.20, no.1, pp.61-63, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 20 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.4103/1119-3077.180046
• Journal Name: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.61-63
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The germ tube test (GTT) is inexpensive, easy, and well-defined test that differentiates Candida albicans (excluding Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana) from other species. The aim of this study was to evaluate various serums (i.e., human, rabbit, horse, and fetal bovine serum) used in the GTT and Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA).