Optimal testing conditions for determining MICs and minimum fungicidal concentrations of new and established antifungal agents for uncommon molds: NCCLS collaborative study
Optimal testing conditions for determining MICs and minimum fungicidal concentrations of new and established antifungal agents for uncommon molds: NCCLS collaborative study
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DOI:
10.1128/jcm.40.10.3776-3781.2002
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发表时间:
2002-10-01
影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
Rinaldi, MG
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作者:
Espinel-Ingroff, A;Chaturvedi, V;Rinaldi, MG
This collaborative three-center study evaluated NCCLS M38-A document testing conditions and other testing conditions for the antifungal susceptibility testing of 35 isolates of Aspergillus nidulans, A. terreus, Bipolaris hawaiiensis, B. spicifiera, Cladophialophora bantiana, Dactylaria constricta, Fusarium solani, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Scedosporium prolificans, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, and Wangiella dermatitidis for itraconazole, three new triazoles (voriconazole, posaconazole, and ravuconazole), and amphotericin B. MICs and minimum fungicidal concentrations (MFCs) were determined in each center by using four media (standard RPMI-1640 [RPMI], RPMI with 2% dextrose [RPMI-2%], antibiotic medium 3 [M3], and M3 with 2% dextrose [M3-2%]) and two criteria of MIC determination (complete growth inhibition [MICs-0] and prominent growth inhibition [MICs-2]) at 24, 48 and 72 h. MFCs were defined as the lowest drug concentrations that yielded