The Etest performed directly on blood culture bottles is a reliable tool for detection of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans isolates [PublishAheadOfPrint]

We assessed the ability of the Etest performed directly on positive blood cultures (ET_DIR) to detect fluconazole susceptibility in 6 fluconazole-resistant and 12 fluconazole-susceptible Candida albicans isolates according to CLSI M27-A3 and EUCAST Def 7.2. Categorical agreement between ET_DIR and broth microdilution was 100% when the trays were incubated at 25°C and trailing effect was ruled out. ET_DIR is a reliable procedure when screening for the presence of fluconazole resistance in C. albicans.

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