Evaluation of VITEK 2 for discriminating Trichosporon species: misidentification of Trichosporon non-T. asahii

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;80(1):59-61. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.05.017. Epub 2014 May 21.

Abstract

The VITEK 2 system was evaluated for the identification of 74 Trichosporon invasive and non-invasive clinical isolates, comparing its results with the IGS1 sequencing. The system correctly identified Trichosporon asahii but not non-T. asahii isolates, which represented nearly 50% of the invasive infections in our nosocomial setting.

Keywords: Misidentification; Sequencing; Trichosporon; VITEK 2.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Fungal / analysis
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Mycological Typing Techniques / methods*
  • Mycological Typing Techniques / standards*
  • Phylogeny
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Trichosporon / classification*
  • Trichosporon / genetics*
  • Trichosporonosis / diagnosis
  • Trichosporonosis / microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal