TABLE 3.
Agreement between E-test and broth microdilution methods for 90 isolates
| 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 | |
a
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.