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Pagano-Levin Candida test medium: evaluation using vaginal samples.

J T Sinski, L M Kelley, G L Reed

    Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    |February 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    The study evaluated Pagano-Levin medium (PLM) for identifying Candida albicans in vaginal samples. Results showed no single medium was superior for isolating C. albicans, impacting diagnostic strategies.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Mycology
    • Clinical Microbiology

    Background:

    • Pagano-Levin medium (PLM) has been historically used for Candida albicans identification since 1958.
    • Previous assessments lacked statistical analysis on large, random human specimen sets.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To statistically compare the effectiveness of PLM (Candida test) against Sabouraud's medium with antimicrobials and Littman's ox-gall agar.
    • To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of PLM for Candida albicans in vaginal samples.

    Main Methods:

    • A comparative study involving 500 random vaginal samples.
    • Assessment of PLM, Sabouraud's medium with antimicrobials, and Littman's ox-gall agar.
    • Analysis of true positives, true negatives, false positives, and false negatives for C. albicans.

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    Main Results:

    • PLM demonstrated a 95.4% true positive rate for identified C. albicans, with a 4.6% false negative rate.
    • No significant difference in the isolation and identification of C. albicans was found among the tested media.
    • PLM did not inhibit C. albicans growth and allowed growth of Candida parapsilosis, unlike Sabouraud's medium.

    Conclusions:

    • No single medium, including PLM, proved superior for isolating and identifying Candida albicans from vaginal samples.
    • PLM is effective in not inhibiting C. albicans and supports the growth of other Candida species like C. parapsilosis.