Figure 1

Amplification of DNA extracted from positive blood culture bottles for yeasts. One percent agarose gels presenting the PCR product from: A) Six positive samples amplified through our molecular method, yielding fragments of 400-700 bp; B) Four positive samples representative of eight samples that could not be amplified by our method. These samples were spiked with DNA extracted from C. albicans ATCC 24433. None of the samples could be amplified, in spite of the addition of C. albicans DNA. * Samples spiked with C. albicans ATCC 24433 DNA; (C-) Negative control (PCR grade water); (C+) Positive control (C. albicans ATCC 24433 DNA).