IN VITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CtyptOcdccus neoformans OF CLINICAL ISOLATES FROM AIDS PATIENTS: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ETEST AND BROTH MACRODILUTION METHODS

Authors

  • Orionalda de Fatima Lisboa Fernandez UFG
  • Xisto Sena Passos
  • Carlos Henrique P.V. de Cerqueira
  • Pollyanna Batista
  • Maria do Rosário Rodriguez Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v32i2.14376

Abstract

A comparative study of Etest and broth macrodilution methods for susceptibility testing to fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole and amphotericin B was conducted for sixty strains of

C. neoformans isolated from Aids patients. The MICs obtained by these two methods were read after 72 hours of incubation for broth macrodilution and 48 hours for Etest. The rate agreement was obtained between the broth macrodilution and Etest methods using differences with 2 doubling dilutions. Our data showed that there was a good correlation between the MICs obtained by both methods. The correlation between these two methods tested was 96.6% (58/60), 90.0% (54/60), 93.3% (56/60) and 100% (60/60) for fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole, and amphotericin B, respectively. These results indicate that Etest could be considered useful for antifungal sensitivity evaluation of yeasts in clinical laboratories.

 

 

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Published

2011-05-17

How to Cite

FERNANDEZ, O. de F. L.; PASSOS, X. S.; CERQUEIRA, C. H. P. de; BATISTA, P.; SILVA, M. do R. R. IN VITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CtyptOcdccus neoformans OF CLINICAL ISOLATES FROM AIDS PATIENTS: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ETEST AND BROTH MACRODILUTION METHODS. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 32, n. 2, p. 215–222, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v32i2.14376. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/14376. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2003)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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