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ID#:

21227

Caption:

Under a magnification of 500X, this photomicrograph depicted what was deemed to be a positive Kamaya test, indicating the presence of Candida albicans, formerly known as Candida stellatoidea yeast cells, as well as associated true mycelium. The Kamaya test uses a diluted solution of Sabouraud broth, i.e., a 1:10 dilution, that is inoculated with the test culture, and incubated at a temperature of 37^°C, for a 1-hour time period. The solution is then swabbed on to the surface of a corn meal-agar plate, and incubated at a temperature of 37^°C, for a 24-hour time period. If yeast cells are detected, which are also in association with true mycelia, as was the case here, then the test would be considered positive. Yeasts cell with no associated true mycelia, as was the case in PHIL 21226, would produce a test result considered negative.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Leo Kaufman

Creation Date:

1968

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