Antifungal antibiotic sensitivity testing: use of Autobac 1 for standardization purposes.
The authors used a semi-automatic device, Pfizer Autobac 1, to standardize antifungal antibiotic sensitivity testing. The first trials gave quite satisfying results for true (polyene) antibiotics, but more questionable results were obtained for imidazole derivatives and 5-fluorocytosine.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D004464:Econazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008825:Miconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009761:Nystatin / Q000494:pharmacology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009761:Nystatin; D004464:Econazole; D008825:Miconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine; D003022:Clotrimazole