This Article Full Text (PDF) Other Versions of this Article: AAC.00646-08v1 52/8/2959    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Google Scholar Articles by Thompson, G. R. Articles by Patterson, T. F. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Thompson, G. R., III Articles by Patterson, T. F.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. doi:10.1128/AAC.00646-08
Copyright (c) 2008, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Isavuconazole MICs Against Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; The Fungus Testing Laboratory, Department of Pathology; Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: thompsong2{at}uthscsa.edu.

	Abstract

We compared Etest with broth microdilution testing for 92 Cryptococcus isolates against isavuconazole. A 97.8% agreement was found between these methods without major discrepancies (> 2 well dilution difference). Our findings support the use of Etest methodology as a reliable method for the determination of MICs against Cryptococcus spp.