TABLE 2.
Agreement with the reference microdilution broth method for six commercial systems for fluconazole susceptibility testing of Candida spp., with details for the five most representative species tested
| Method | % Agreementa
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All isolates | C. albicans (n = 478) | C. glabrata (n = 133) | C. tropicalis (n = 67) | C. parapsilosis (n = 54) | C. krusei (n = 26) | |
| Sensititre YeastOne | 81.4 | 88.4 | 50.8 | 83.1 | 88.9 | 66.7 |
| Etest | 82 | 86 | 68.4 | 81.5 | 92.6 | 58.3 |
| Disk diffusion | 77.6 | 88.3 | 50.4 | 66.2 | 88.9 | 62.5 |
| Fungitest | 77.7 | 83.8 | 65.2 | 58.5 | 92.6 | 58.3 |
| Candifast | 22.1 | 12.8 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 72.5 | 47.8 |
| Integral System Yeasts | 37.6 | 39.1 | 24.8 | 12.3 | 77.8 | 45.8 |
a
Agreement rates reflect the percentage of isolates classified in the same category by both the commercial and reference methods.