Disk diffusion testing using Candida sp. colonies taken directly from CHROMagar Candida medium may decrease time required to obtain results

Michael Klevay; Alex Ebinger; Daniel Diekema; Shawn Messer; Richard Hollis; Michael Pfaller

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.7.3497-3499.2005

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Disk diffusion testing using Candida sp. colonies taken directly from CHROMagar Candida medium may decrease time required to obtain results

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Disk diffusion testing using Candida sp. colonies taken directly from CHROMagar Candida medium may decrease time required to obtain results

Michael Klevay, Alex Ebinger, Daniel Diekema, Shawn Messer, Richard Hollis and Michael Pfaller

Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.43(7), pp.3497-3499

07/2005

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3497-3499.2005

PMCID: PMC1169161

PMID: 16000489

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Abstract

We compared results of disk diffusion antifungal susceptibility testing from Candida sp. strains passaged on CHROMagar and on potato dextrose agar. The overall categorical agreements for fluconazole and voriconazole disk testing were 95% and 98% with 0% and 0.5% very major errors, respectively. Disk diffusion testing by the CLSI (formerly NCCLS) M44-A method can be performed accurately by taking inocula directly from CHROMagar.

Antifungal Agents - pharmacology

Candida - classification

Candida - growth & development

Microbial Sensitivity Tests - standards

Time Factors

Culture Media

Humans

Agar

Candida - drug effects

Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods

Chromogenic Compounds

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Title: Subtitle: Disk diffusion testing using Candida sp. colonies taken directly from CHROMagar Candida medium may decrease time required to obtain results
Creators: Michael Klevay - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Alex Ebinger
Daniel Diekema
Shawn Messer
Richard Hollis
Michael Pfaller
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.43(7), pp.3497-3499
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3497-3499.2005
PMID: 16000489
PMCID: PMC1169161
NLM abbreviation: J Clin Microbiol
ISSN: 0095-1137
eISSN: 1098-660X
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 07/2005
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986367702771

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