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. 2014 Nov-Dec;56(6):483–485. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652014000600005

Table 1. Comparison between the four different substrates, for the production of germ tube in the clinical isolates of Candida spp.

CLINICAL ISOLATES FROZEN SERUM FRESH SERUM MH AGAR MH BROTH
C. albicans (n = 135) 129 127 124 121
C. tropicalis (n = 24) 0 0 0 0
C. dubliniensis (n = 1) 1 1 1 1
Total 130 128 125 122
Sensitivity/Specificity 96/100% 95/100% 92/100% 90/100%

MH: Mueller-Hinton.