Interlaboratory evaluation of hematocytometer method of inoculum preparation for testing antifungal susceptibilities of filamentous fungi

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Rodriguez-Tudela, JL
Chryssanthou, E
Petrikkou, E
Mosquera, J
Denning, DW
Cuenca-Estrella, M
机构
[1] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Microbiol, Unidad Micol, Madrid 28220, Spain
[2] Karolinska Hosp, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Univ Manchester, Manchester, Lancs, England
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10.1128/JCM.41.11.5236-5237.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A three-laboratory study was performed to evaluate conidium counting in a hematocytometer as a technique of inoculum preparation for susceptibility testing of Aspergillus spp. In addition, inocula were quantified by colony counting and optical density determination. The agreement and correlation coefficient between conidium and colony quantifications were 89.2% and 0.73 (P < 0.01). Correlations with optical density determination were not significant.
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