TABLE 3.
Organism (no. tested) | Antifungal agent | % Agreementa
|
|
---|---|---|---|
±1 log2 dilution | ±2 log2 dilutions | ||
A. corymbifera (10) | Amphotericin B | 90 | 90 |
Itraconazole | 20 | 50 | |
A. flavus (10) | Amphotericin B | 50 | 60 |
Itraconazole | 50 | 100 | |
A. fumigatus (10) | Amphotericin B | 100 | 100 |
Itraconazole | 70 | 100 | |
A. niger (10) | Amphotericin B | 70 | 100 |
Itraconazole | 40 | 90 | |
A. terreus (10) | Amphotericin B | 90 | 100 |
Itraconazole | 100 | 100 | |
E. dermatitidis (10) | Amphotericin B | 10 | 70 |
Itraconazole | 90 | 90 | |
F. solani (10) | Amphotericin B | 50 | 80 |
Itraconazole | 100 | 100 | |
S. apiospermum (10) | Amphotericin B | 20 | 20 |
Itraconazole | 50 | 60 | |
S. prolificans (5) | Amphotericin B | 20 | 20 |
Itraconazole | 100 | 100 | |
S. brevicaulis (5) | Amphotericin B | 0 | 20 |
Itraconazole | 100 | 100 | |
All organisms (100) | Amphotericin B | 54 | 71 |
Itraconazole | 69 | 88 |
Percentage of agreement between the results is defined as proportion of E-test MIC results that were within ±1 or 2 log2 dilutions of the broth microdilution MIC results.