Fluconazole disk diffusion test with methylene blue- and glucose-enriched Mueller-Hinton agar for determining susceptibility of Candida species

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Apr;39(4):1615-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.4.1615-1617.2001.

Abstract

A 25-microg fluconazole disk diffusion test using a Mueller-Hinton agar plate containing 2% glucose and 5 microg of methylene blue/ml (GM-MH) was compared to the macrodilution reference method for 210 Candida species. The GM-MH agar plate was read at 24 h. The predictive values of disks with susceptible, intermediate, and resistant results on the GM-MH agar plate at 24 h were 97.1, 56.3, and 76.5%, respectively.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Candida / drug effects*
  • Culture Media
  • Fluconazole / pharmacology*
  • Glucose
  • Humans
  • Methylene Blue
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Culture Media
  • Fluconazole
  • Glucose
  • Methylene Blue