For rapid identification there are commercially available methods
which are based on the biochemical characteristics of the isolates like
chromogenic agar media (CHROM Agar), biochemical and enzymatic
card panels, e.g., the API ID 20C, API ID 32C, and automated system for
identification and characterization and antifungal susceptibility testing
i.e. Vitek ID YST systems (bioMérieux, Nürtingen, Germany). However,
there are inherent disadvantageswith these techniques including limited
database and often reportedmisidentification