title: Evaluation of disk diffusion and Etest compared to broth microdilution for antifungal susceptibility testing of posaconazole against clinical isolates of filamentous fungi.
abstract: We performed Etest, disk diffusion, and broth microdilution susceptibility testing of posaconazole against 146 clinical isolates of filamentous fungi. By using provisional breakpoints for comparison purposes only, categorical agreement between the results of the agar-based methods and those of broth microdilution were 96 to 98%, with no very major errors. These agar-based methods hold promise as simple and reliable methods for determining the posaconazole susceptibilities of filamentous fungi.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Messer
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Diekema
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hollis
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Boyken
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tendolkar
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kroeger
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pfaller
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole