Comparison of disk diffusion, E-test and broth microdilution test in determination of susceptibility of Aspergillus species to amphotericin B, itraconazole and voriconazole

ÖZKÜTÜK A. A., Ergon C., Metin D. Y., Yucesoy M., Polat S. H.

JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.87-92, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.1.87
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-92
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aspergillus spp., antifungal susceptibility testing, CLSI M38-A, E-test, disk diffusion, amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole, IN-VITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY, ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS, CANDIDA SPP., ETEST METHOD, POSACONAZOLE, FUMIGATUS, RESISTANCE, AGAR
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In response to the recent increase in Aspergillus infections, new antifungal agents have become available accompanied by studies on antifungal susceptibility tests for epidemiological follow-up. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M 38-A broth microdilution test with the disk diffusion and E-test in determining the susceptibility of Aspergillus spp. to amphotericin B, itraconazole and voriconazole.