CHROMagar Candida (CHROMagar Candida
Company, Paris, France) was prepared according to
the manufacturer's instructions. CHROMagar
Candida is composed of (per litre): peptone (10 g),
glucose (20 g), agar (15 g), chloramphenicol (0.5 g)
and “chromogenic mix” (2 g) [4]. Twelve g of
CHROMagar Candida powder (one vial) which was
added to 250 ml of sterile distilled water in a sterile
Erlenmeyer. The suspension was completely
dissolved by boiling (