title: Comparison of two microdilution methods for testing susceptibility of Candida spp. to voriconazole.
abstract: The growing number of fungal infections, coupled with emerging resistance to classical antifungal agents, has led to the development of new agents, among them voriconazole. Susceptibility to voriconazole was tested by using two microdilution techniques: the reference method described in National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards document M27-A2 and a colorimetric method, Sensititre YeastOne. A total of 272 Candida isolates (132 of Candida albicans, 62 of C. parapsilosis, 33 of Candida glabrata, 21 of C. krusei, 15 of C. tropicalis, and 9 of C. lusitaniae) and two control strains (C. parapsilosis ATCC 22019 and C. krusei ATCC 6258) were tested. There was a high rate of agreement between the two methods used (97 to 100%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14004 Córdoba, Spain. millisim@uco.es
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Linares
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Charriel
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solís
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casal
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole