| Test Parameter | CLSI M38 | EUCAST E.Def 11.0 |
| Glucose concentration in susceptibility testing medium (RPMI 1640 with L-glutamine and without sodium bicarbonate, pH = 7) | 0.2% | 2% |
| Cycloheximide and chloramphenicol supplementation of the inoculum | #x2212; | + |
| Inoculum type and concentration | Conidia 1−3 × 103 cfu/mL |
Microconidia 1−2.5 × 105 cfu/mL |
| Microdilution plates | 96-well U-shaped | 96-well flat-bottom |
| Incubation period and temperature for the microdilution plates | 4 days at 35 °C | 5 days at 25−28 °C |
| MIC reading method | Visual | Spectrophotometric |
| MIC reading endpoint | MIC-1 (80% inhibition) (Terbinafine, azoles, ciclopirox olamine, and griseofulvin) |
MIC-2 (50% optic density reduction) (Terbinafine, azoles, and amorolfine) |