title: A rapid susceptibility testing method for yeasts to 5-fluorocytosine.
abstract: A rapid method of susceptibility testing of yeasts to 5-fluorocytosine is demonstrated. The method is based on photometric determination of the optical density of yeast suspensions before and after incubation for 4 h in the presence of the antifungal. The method was evaluated with 50 Candida strains.
authors.affiliation: Bezirkshygieneinstitut Gera, Abt. Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheven
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D010783:Photometry
chemical_list: D005437:Flucytosine