Collaborative evaluation of optimal antifungal susceptibility testing conditions for dermatophytes |
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Authors: | Fernández-Torres Belkys Cabañes Francisco J Carrillo-Muñoz Alfonso J Esteban Alexandre Inza Isabel Abarca Lourdes Guarro Josep |
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Institution: | Unitat de Microbiología, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Barcelona, Spain. |
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Abstract: | A multicenter study was conducted to define the most suitable testing conditions for antifungal susceptibility of dermatophytes. Broth microdilution MICs of clotrimazole, itraconazole, and terbinafine were determined in three centers against 60 strains of dermatophytes. The effects of inoculum density (ca. 10(3) and 10(4) CFU/ml), incubation time (3, 7, and 14 days), endpoint criteria for MIC determination (complete MIC-0] and prominent MIC-2] growth inhibition), and incubation temperature (28 and 37 degrees C) on intra- and interlaboratory agreement were analyzed. The optimal testing conditions identified were an inoculum of 10(4) CFU/ml, a temperature of incubation of 28 degrees C, an incubation period of 7 days, and MIC-0. |
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