TABLE 5.
MIC variations by differences in test medium and solvent when compared to RPMI and standard solvent for 344 Candida spp. isolatesa
| Drug | % of isolates for which result of MIC comparison applies in:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPMI-2% GLU
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RPMI-2% GLU + PEG solvent
|
RPMI + PEG solvent
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| Identical | Up to 2 dilutions higher | Up to 2 dilutions lower | Identical | Up to 2 dilutions higher | Up to 2 dilutions lower | Identical | Up to 2 dilutions higher | Up to 2 dilutions lower | |
| AFG | 48 | 50 | 2 | ||||||
| CFG | 51 | 30 | 18 | ||||||
| FLU | 54 | 1 | 42 | ||||||
| 5FC | 83 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| ITR | 28 | 57 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 43 | 60 | 6 | 34 |
| POS | 68 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 26 | 69 | 2 | 27 |
| VOR | 81 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 1 | 27 | 73 | 1 | 25 |
Data are shown for MIC-2 at 48 h. GLU, glucose.