title: Effect of culture medium on the disk diffusion method for determining antifungal susceptibilities of dermatophytes.
abstract: We have evaluated a disk diffusion method to determine the activities of five drugs against 50 strains of dermatophytes and to assess the influence of the culture medium (antibiotic medium 3, high-resolution medium, and RPMI) on the inhibition zone diameters (IZD). There were no differences among the medium/drug combinations, except for itraconazole-RPMI, which showed the narrowest IZD.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer Sant Llorenç 21, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Belkys
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernández-Torres
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Muñoz
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inza
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D003470:Culture Media; D004058:Diffusion; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D017964:Itraconazole