Collaborative Evaluation of Optimal Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Dermatophytes
Fernández-Torres, Belkys (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Unitat de Microbiologia)
Cabañes Sáenz, Francisco Javier 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Carrillo-Muñoz, Alfonso J. (Asesoría Científica y de Investigación Aplicada)
Esteban, Alexandre (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Inza, Isabel (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Unitat de Microbiologia)
Abarca Salat, Ma. Lourdes 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Guarro Artigas, Josep (Universitat de Barcelona. Càtedra de Microbiologia)
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2002 |
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A multicenter study was conducted to define the most suitable testing conditions for antifungal susceptibility. |
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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. 103 and 104 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°C) on intra- and interlaboratory. |
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agreement were analyzed. The optimal testing conditions identified were an inoculum of 104 CFU/ml, a. |
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temperature of incubation of 28°C, an incubation period of 7 days, and MIC-0. |
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Anglès |
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Micologia veterinària |
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Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol. 40 Núm. 11 (Novembre 2002) , p. 3999-4003, ISSN 0095-1137 |
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.11.3999-4003.2002
PMID: 12409365
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