Week 33 Posted on August 28, 2023 by Riya Ghandi Please answer the following questions: Step 1 of 2 50% Please select the correct statement(s)(Required) Colony morphology of Candida parapsilosis is typical and is a quick way to differentiate from Candida albicans Unlike Candida albicans, which is germ tube positive, Candida parapsilosis is germ tube negative. Candida parapsilosis is an important nosocomial pathogen associated with a variety of infections in immunocompromised patients and in patients with intravascular devices Although some kits (Microscan, Rapid Yeast Plus) may misidentify Candida auris as potentially several species of Candida species and thus identify Candida parapsilosis as Candida auris; this is not considered significant as both yeasts have similar clinical characteristics Please select the correct statement(s)(Required) Nearly 15—20% of Candida parapsilosis strains may be resistant to amphotericin B and Itraconazole Broth macrodilution and microdilution reference methods are available for susceptibility testing of yeasts A disk diffusion method for testing Candida species against fluconazole and voriconazole has been also developed (CLSI document M44-A –Method for Antifungal Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts Antifungal testing for Candida species is not necessary as they all share similar susceptibility patterns.
