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Comparative Study
. 2009 Jun;47(6):1927-30.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02070-08. Epub 2009 Apr 29.

Reliability of the Vitek 2 yeast susceptibility test for detection of in vitro resistance to fluconazole and voriconazole in clinical isolates of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

Brunella Posteraro  1 , Rosa Martucci, Marilena La Sorda, Barbara Fiori, Dominique Sanglard, Elena De Carolis, Ada Rita Florio, Giovanni Fadda, Maurizio Sanguinetti
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Comparative Study

Reliability of the Vitek 2 yeast susceptibility test for detection of in vitro resistance to fluconazole and voriconazole in clinical isolates of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

Brunella Posteraro et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

The Vitek 2 yeast susceptibility test was evaluated by testing 122 Candida isolates against fluconazole and voriconazole. Excellent categorical agreement with the CLSI broth microdilution method was observed (97.5% for both the azoles). Moreover, the Vitek 2 system was able to identify all but 2 of 59 investigated fluconazole-resistant organisms.

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