Yeast Traffic Light^® PNA FISH^®

Rapid identification of five Candida species directly from positive blood cultures.

Description

Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH provides rapid identification of up to five Candida species including C. albicans and/or C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis and C. glabrata and/or C. krusei directly from yeast-positive blood cultures in just 90 minutes.

The test enables microbiology labs to report identification results 2-5 days sooner than with conventional methods to help clinicians select appropriate antifungal therapy (fluconazole vs. echinocandin) for patients with candidemia.

Results Images



CA and/or CP	CT	CG and/or CK
CA= C. albicans, CP = C. parapsilosis, CT = C. trapicalis, CG = C. glabrata, and CK = C. krusei

Performance Data

Please see package insert for complete performance data.

		Conventional Identification
		CA/CP	CT	CA/CK	Other Species	Total
	CA/CP	59	0	0	0	59
PNA FISH®	CT	0	31	0	0	31
	CA/CK	0	0	46	0	46
	Negative	0	0	1*	21	22
	Total	59	31	47	21	158