Don't Mess with the Machine - Evaluation of Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing for Candida Glabrata Using the New VITEK2 AST-YS08 Card Following Species Modification

Overview

Journal Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Pathology

Date 2019 Nov 30

PMID 31780195

Citations 3

Authors

Maya Korem

Yuval Geffen

Sharon Amit

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Abstract

A modification of fluconazole formulation in the VITEK2 AST-YS08 card revoked the fluconazole-Candida glabrata combination. An evaluation of AST-YS08 following C. glabrata to C. albicans adjustment within VITEK2 software revealed higher fluconazole MICs compared to AST-YS07 and E-test, with major discrepancies. This mandates an alternative approach to fluconazole-C. glabrata susceptibility testing.

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