Titre
Multicenter evaluation of the reproducibility of the proposed antifungal susceptibility testing method for fermentative yeasts of the Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AFST-EUCAST).
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Cuenca-Estrella, M.
Auteure/Auteur
Moore, C.B.
Auteure/Auteur
Barchiesi, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Bille, J.
Auteure/Auteur
Chryssanthou, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Denning, D.W.
Auteure/Auteur
Donnelly, J.P.
Auteure/Auteur
Dromer, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Dupont, B.
Auteure/Auteur
Rex, J.H.
Auteure/Auteur
Richardson, M.D.
Auteure/Auteur
Sancak, B.
Auteure/Auteur
Verweij, P.E.
Auteure/Auteur
Rodríguez-Tudela, J.L.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
1198-743X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2003-06
Volume
9
Numéro
6
Première page
467
Dernière page/numéro d’article
474
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of a new standard for susceptibility testing of fermentative yeasts. This standard is based on the M27-A procedure of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), but incorporates several modifications, including spectrophotometric growth-dependent endpoint reading. METHODS: Nine laboratories participated in the study. Common material lots were used to test six Candida species (one each of C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. glabrata, C. krusei, and C. lusitaniae), and two quality control strains (C. krusei ATCC6258 and C. parapsilosis ATCC22019). Triplicate testing on three separate days was performed in microtiter format with RPMI-2% glucose, pH 7.0. Flucytosine, fluconazole and itraconazole were tested. In total, 3888 MIC values were included in the analyses. Reproducibility was calculated by means of agreement (percentage of MICs within one two-fold dilution of the mode) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC, maximum value of 1). RESULTS: The average intra-laboratory agreements were 99% and 96% after 24 h and 48 h of incubation, respectively, with ICCs of 0.98 and 0.97 (P < 0.05). Two strains exhibiting a trailing effect showed intra-laboratory agreement of 92% and ICCs of < 0.91 at 48 h. The inter-laboratory agreement was 94% and 88% after 24 h and 48 h, respectively, with ICCs of 0.93 and 0.91 (P < 0.05). Lower values of agreement and ICCs were obtained for strains exhibiting trailing after 48 h of incubation. Itraconazole yielded the lowest values of reproducibility. CONCLUSION: The new procedure of EUCAST for antifungal susceptibility testing is a reproducible method within and between laboratories and offers several advantages over the NCCLS approved method.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_B2DC209EEBA0
PMID
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2008-02-11T11:40:47.880Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T02:18:14Z