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Impact of the Disk Diffusion Test on Fluconazole De-Escalation in Patients with Candidemia

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Disk diffusion (DD) is a simple antifungal susceptibility method for Candida. This study examined the impact of fluconazole DD testing on antifungal de-escalation.
Suchavadee Tantasuwan, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, Amiroh Waesamaae, Methee Chayakulkeeree   +3 more
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Assessment of the In Vitro and In Vivo Antifungal Activity of NSC319726 against Candida auris

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Candida auris is an emerging yeast pathogen of candidemia with the ability to develop resistance to all current antifungal drug classes. Novel antifungal therapies against C. auris are warranted. NSC319726 is a thiosemicarbazone with an inhibitory effect
Jizhou Li, Alix T. Coste, Daniel Bachmann, Dominique Sanglard, Frederic Lamoth   +4 more
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Standardization of antifungal susceptibility testing [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1996
The application of in-vitro antifungal susceptibility testing to clinical research and to the guidance of antifungal therapy has been limited by a lack of reproducibility and uncertain clinical relevance. As a result of studies of the identified variables impacting on in-vitro susceptibility results, the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory ...
M G, Cormican, M A, Pfaller
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Antifungal susceptibility testing for yeasts: how, when and why, according to the new EUCAST guidelines

Microbiologia Medica, 2011
Antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts and the development of interpretive breakpoints are nowadays very important topics both for the increasing incidence of invasive mycoses and number of available antifungal drugs and for the appearance of ...
Esther Manso, Claudio Farina, Stefano Andreoni, Marco Conte, Paolo Fazii, Gianluigi Lombardi, Silvana Sanna   +6 more
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Evaluation of antifungal susceptibility testing in Candida isolates by Candifast and disk-diffusion method

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2014
With the increase in invasive fungal infections due to Candida species and resistance to antifungal therapy, in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing is becoming an important part of clinical microbiology laboratories.
Sidhartha Giri, Anupma Jyoti Kindo
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A study of dermatophytosis in patients attending dermatology outdoor patient department at a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2023
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissue caused by dermatophytes. The dermatophytes are included in three fungal genera: Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton.
Vaibhavi Vijay Nanoty, Priyanka Kishanbhai Patel, Rajesh Mahadeo Trimukhe, Milind Ramchandra Ubale, Debapriya Das Choudhury, Pradnya R Joshi   +5 more
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ASSESSMENT OF SPECIATION AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: AN OBSERVATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY DESIGN.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Objectives:  This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of Candidemia in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs), focusing on the distribution of species, antifungal susceptibility patterns, and demographic factors.
Bhuvan Shome, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Kumari Seema, Abhay Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Manju Boipai   +5 more
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Issues in antifungal susceptibility testing [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2008
In line with the availability of an increasing array of systemic antifungal agents, there is a need for accurate, reproducible and predictive susceptibility testing of fungal isolates in order to help inform clinical choice. Much early attention on antifungal susceptibility testing focused on defining test parameters that produced reproducible and ...
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Trend of Candida species profiles and their susceptibility to various antifungals in Jakarta, Indonesia [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology
Background and Purpose: Fungal infections are prevalent in tropical countries, and their etiology depends on various factors, including the underlying cause and accompanying risk factors.
Conny Tjampakasari, Yeva Rosana, Mardiastuti Wahid   +2 more
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Fungal Profile and Its Characteristics in Patients Section of Otomycosis-A Prospective Study [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Fungal ear infection is one of the most common infections, which is termed as otomycosis. Common causative agents are Aspergillus and Candida species.
Sushil Kumar Aggarwal, Kirti Jaiswal
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