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. 2003 Dec;41(12):5792-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5792-5793.2003.

Expression of plasma coagulase among pathogenic Candida species

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues  1 , Cidália Pina-Vaz, Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira, Christina Tavares
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Expression of plasma coagulase among pathogenic Candida species

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Candida coagulase production was assessed by the classical tube test. All Candida krusei strains were coagulase negative, but most C. albicans and C. tropicalis strains can produce coagulase. Some strains agglutinated the Pastorex Staph-Plus reagent, probably because of antigen similarities to coagulase produced by Staphylococcus aureus that may cause mistakes in clinical laboratories.

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