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Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures

Year 2017, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 400 - 406, 01.04.2017
https://doi.org/10.12991/marupj.301167

Abstract

Increased resistance against antifungal agents recently shows the
importance of antifungal susceptibility testing especially to Candida
spp. isolated from invasive infections. Although the Broth Microdilution
(BMD) method has been standardized as an antifungal susceptibility
testing by “Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)”,
difficulties in the practice of the this method pushed the researchers to
seek more practical methods that can be used in routine laboratories.
The aim of this study was to compare E-test method with standard
BMD method for antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida spp.
isolated from blood cultures in our hospital, against fluconazole which
is commonly used in the treatment of systemic Candida infections. In
addition by the distribution of the accumulated isolates in the process
of the study, the most common species of Candida causes Candidemia
in our hospital were determined.
74 Candida strains (49 C. albicans, 15 C.parapsilosis, 6 C.tropicalis, 4 C.
glabrata) isolated from blood cultures (BACTEC 9000 System, Becton
Dickinson ®) sent from various clinics to Ataturk University Hospital
Medical Microbiology Laboratory between April 2012-December 2015
were included in the study. Chromogenic agar, automated VITEK
2 system (BioMerieux®, France) and if necessary the morphological
appearance on Corn Meal Agar with Tween® 80 were used to identify
Candida spp. Fluconazole susceptibility of Candida species were
determined by standard BMD method defined by CLSI and E test
method.
While 49 of the 74 isolated strains (66.2%) were albicans, 25 of them
(33.8%) were found to be non-albicans species. The most frequently
non-albicans species were C.parapsilosis (20.2%). According to the
MIC values, no fluconazole resistance was interpreted for C.albicans
and C.glabrata by both methods. However, 2 of 15 C.parapsilosis strains
were interpreted as resistant to floconazole with both methods and 2 of
6 C.tropicalis strains were interpreted as resistant with E test method.
While one of the same C.tropicalis strains was interpreted as susceptible,
the other one was interpreted as susceptible-dose dependence (S-DD)
with BMD method. According to these findings the total resistance rate
of Candida species was 5.4% by E test method while it was determined
as 2.7% in BMD method. In C.tropicalis species the result which
was resistance by E test method and sensistive by BMD method was
evaluated as “major error” (ME); the result which was resistance by E
test method and susceptible-dose dependence (S-DD) by BMD method
was evaluated as “minor error” (mE). Any “very major error” (VME)
was not found and the total agreement (EA) was calculated as 85.1%
in the study.
According to our results that can be suggested E test method can be
used as an alternative antifungal susceptibility test in routine laboratory.
However, although the E test method is easy to use and has high
reproducibility advantage compared with the BMD method, it requires
attention and experience in the application and interpretation phases of
antifungal susceptibility testing.

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  • 8. Pappas PG, Kauffman CA, Andes DR, Clancy CJ, Marr KA,Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Zaoutis TE. Clinical practice guidelinefor the management of candidiasis: 2016 update by theInfectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2015;4: 933.
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  • 14. Karakoc E, Yazgı H, Aktaş AE, Uyanık MH. Ceşitli Candidaturlerinin iki farklı triazol duyarlılıklarının mikrodilusyonyontemi ile araştırılması. Eurasian J Med 2007; 39: 177.
  • 15. Alışkan HE, Bozkırlı ED, Colakoğlu Ş, Demirbilek M.Hastanemizde uc yıllık surecte kan kulturlerinden izole edilenCandida albicans ve non-albicans Candida turlerinin etkenolduğu kandidemilerdeki risk faktorlerinin irdelenmesi. TurkHijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Derg 2015; 73: 15-24.
  • 16. Şahiner F, Ergunay K, Ozyurt M, Ardıc N, Hoşbul T,Haznedaroğlu T. Hastane enfeksiyonu etkeni olarak izoleedilen Candida suşlarının genotipik ve fenotipik olaraktanımlanması. Mikrobiyol Bul 2011; 45: 478-88.
  • 17. Yılmaz G, Ciftcioğlu A, Gunduz M, Ozen M, Sarıcaoğlu EM,Akan H. Kandidemi saptanan hematolojik kanserli hastalardaetken dağılımı ve risk faktorlerinin değerlendirilmesi. KlimikDerg 2015; 28: 117-21.
  • 18. Etiz P, Kibar F, Ekenoğlu Y, Yaman A. Kan kulturlerindenizole edilen Candida turlerinin dağılımının ve antifungalduyarlılıklarının retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmesi.ANKEM Derg 2015; 29: 105-13.
  • 19. Montagna MT, Caggiano G, Lovero G, De Giglio O, Coretti C,Cuna T, Puntillo F. Epidemiology of invasive fungal infectionsin the intensive care unit: Results of a multicenter Italiansurvey (AURORA Project). Infection 2013; 41: 645-53.
  • 20. Doi AM, Pignatari ACC, Edmond MB, Marra AR, CamargoLFA, Siqueira RA, Colombo AL. Epidemiology andmicrobiologic characterization of nosocomial candidemiafrom a Brazilian national surveillance program. PloS one2016; 11: e0146909.
  • 21. Atalay MA, Sav H, Demir G, Koc AN. Kan kulturlerindenizole edilen kandida turlerinin dağılımı ve amfoterisin b veflukonazol in vitro duyarlılıkları. Selcuk Tıp Derg 2012; 28:149-51.
  • 22. Sav H, Demir G, Atalay MA, Koc AN. Klinik orneklerdenizole edilen Candida turlerinin değerlendirilmesi. Turk Hijyenve Deneysel Biyoloji Derg 2013; 70: 175-80.
  • 23. Lee MK, Williams LE, Warnock DW, Arthington-Skaggs BA.Drug resistance genes and trailing growth in Candida albicansisolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 2004; 53: 217-24.
  • 24. Menezes EA, Vasconcelos Junior AAD, Angelo MRF, CunhaMDCDS, Cunha FA. Correlation between microdilution, Etest, and disk diffusion methods for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of fluconazole against Candida sp. blood isolates. RevSoc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46: 106-7.
  • 25. Matar MJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Paetznick VL, Rodriguez JR,Chen E, Rex JH. Correlation between E-test, disk diffusion,and microdilution methods for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of fluconazole and voriconazole. Antimicrob AgentsChem 2003; 47: 1647-51.
  • 26. Pfaller MA, Espinel-Ingroff A, Boyken L, Hollis RJ, KroegerJ, Messer SA, Diekema DJ. Comparison of the brothmicrodilution (BMD) method of the European Committee onAntimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with the 24-hour CLSIBMD method for testing susceptibility of Candida speciesto fluconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole by use ofepidemiological cutoff values. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49: 845-50.
  • 27. Arikan S, Gur D, Akova M. Comparison of E test,microdilution and colorimetric dilution with referencebroth macrodilution method for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of clinically significant Candida species isolated fromimmunocompromised patients. Mycoses 1997; 40: 291-6.
  • 28. Kоc AN, Gokahmetoglu S, Oguzkaya M. Antifungalsusceptibility testing of yeasts with broth microdilution andE-test methods. ANKEM Derg 1998; 12: 497-502.
  • 29. Kоc AN, Gokahmetoglu S, Oguzkaya M. Comparison of E testwith the broth microdilution method in susceptibility testingof yeast isolates against four antifungals. Mycoses 2000; 43:293-7.
  • 30. Yucesoy M, Mutlu E, Yuluğ N. Antifungal duyarlılığınsaptanmasında E test yonteminin değerlendirilmesi. ANKEM Derg 2001; 15: 670-7.
  • 31. Evci C, Ener B, Goral G, Akcağlar S. Comparative evaluationof the antifungal susceptibility of Candida isolates from bloodspecimens: results of a study in a tertiary care hospital inBursa, Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2010; 40: 141-9.
  • 32. Jaruvongvanich V. Correlation between broth microdilution,E-test and disk diffusion methods for testing antifungalsusceptibility of Candida species isolated from Thai bloodsamples. Asian Biomed 2016; 75.
  • 33. Barry AL, Pfaller MA, Rennie RP, Fuchs PC, Brown SD.Precision and accuracy of fluconazole susceptibility testingby broth microdilution, E test, and disk diffusion methods.Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002; 46: 1781-4.
  • 34. Maxwell MJ, Messer SA, Hollis RJ, Boyken L, Tendolkar S,Diekema DJ, International Fungal Surveillance ParticipantGroup. Evaluation of E test method for determiningfluconazole and voriconazole MICs for 279 clinical isolatesof Candida species infrequently isolated from blood. J ClinMicrobiol 2003; 41: 1087-90.

Kan Kültürlerinden İzole Edilen Candida Türlerinin Flukonazol E Test Duyarlılıklarının CLSI Referans Mikrodilusyon Yöntemi ile Karşılaştırılması

Year 2017, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 400 - 406, 01.04.2017
https://doi.org/10.12991/marupj.301167

Abstract

Özellikle invaziv Candida enfeksiyonu etkeni izolatlar için duyarlılık testi

yapılması son yıllarda antifungal ajanlara karşı artış gösteren dirençle

birlikte büyük bir önem taşımaktadır. Ancak antifungal duyarlılık

testi olarak “Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)”

tarafından standardize edilen sıvı mikrodilüsyon yönteminin (Broth

Mikrodilüsyon; BMD) uygulanmasındaki zorluklar araştırmacıları

rutin laboratuvarda kullanılabilecek daha pratik yöntem arayışına

itmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı hastanemizde kan kültürlerinden

izole edilen Candida izolatlarında, sistemik Candida enfeksiyonlarının

tedavisinde sıklıkla kullanılan bir ajan olan flukonazole karşı

duyarlılığın belirlenmesinde E test yönteminin standart BMD yöntemi

ile karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Ayrıca çalışma süreci içerisinde

biriktirilen izolatların tiplendirilmesi ile hastanemizde en sık kandidemi

etkeni olan Candida türlerinin oranı da belirlenmiştir.

Çalışmaya Atatürk Üniversitesi Hastanesi Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji

Laboratuvarı’na Nisan 2012-Aralık 2015 tarihleri arasında çeşitli

kliniklerden gönderilen kan kültürlerinden (BACTEC 9000 Sistemi;

Becton Dickinson®) izole edilen 74 Candida izolatı (49 adet C. albicans,

15 adet C. parapsilosis, 6 adet C. tropicalis, 4 adet C. glabrata) dahil

edilmiştir. Candida türlerini tanımlamak için kromojenik agar ve

VITEK 2 otomatize sisteminin (BioMerieux®,Fransa) ilgili tiplendirme

kartları kullanılmış, gerekli olması durumunda suşların mısır unlu

Tween 80 agar besiyerinde morfolojik görünümlerine bakılmıştır.

Candida türlerinin flukonazol duyarlılıkları CLSI tarafından tanımlanan

standart BMD yöntemi ve E test yöntemi ile incelenmiştir.

Çalışmaya dahil edilen 74 izolatın 49’nun (%66.2) albicans ve 25’inin

ise (%33.8) albicans dışı türler olduğu görülmüştür. En sık izole edilen

albicans dışı türün C.parapsilosis (%20.2) olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

MİK değerlerine göre C.albicans ve C.glabrata izolatlarında her iki

yöntemle de flukonazol direncine rastlanmamıştır. Bununla birlikte

15 C.parapsilosis izolatının 2’si her iki yöntemle flokonazole dirençli

olarak gözlenirken; 6 C.tropicalis izolatından 2’si E test yöntemi ile

dirençli olarak yorumlanmıştır. BMD yöntemi ile ise aynı C.tropicalis

izolatlarından biri duyarlı diğeri ise doz bağımlı duyarlı (S-DD) olarak

tespit edildi. Buna göre Candida türlerinde toplam direnç oranı E

test yöntemi ile %5.4 iken bu oran BMD yönteminde %2.7 olarak

belirlenmiştir. C.tropicalis türlerinde E test yöntemi ile dirençli BMD

yöntemi ile duyarlı olan sonuç “büyük hata” (ME); E test yöntemi ile

dirençli BMD yöntemi ile doz bağımlı duyarlı (S-DD) olan sonuç ise

“küçük hata” (mE) şeklinde değerlendirilmiştir. Candida türlerinde E

test ile flukonazol duyarlılığı bakılmasında “çok büyük hata”ya (VME)

rastlanmamış, toplam uyum (EA) %85.1 olarak hesaplanmıştır.

Elde ettiğimiz veriler E test yönteminin rutin laboratuvarda

Candida türleri için alternatif bir antifungal duyarlılık testi olarak

kullanılabileceğini işaret etmektedir. Bununla birlikte her ne kadar

E test yöntemi, BMD yöntemine göre kolay kullanıma sahip olması,

tekrarlanabilirliğinin yüksek olması avantajlarını taşısa da, antifungal

duyarlılık testi olarak kullanılırken uygulama ve yorumlama

aşamalarında dikkat ve deneyim gerektirmektedir.

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  • 2. Wisplinghoff H, Bischoff T, Tallent SM, Seifert H, WenzelRP,Edmond MB. Nosocomial bloodstream infections inUS hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospectivenationwide surveillance study. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39: 309-17.
  • 3. Yapar N. Epidemiology and risk factors for invasivecandidiasis. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2014; 10: 95-105.
  • 4. Pfaller MA, Diekema DJ. Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis:a persistent public health problem. Clin Microbiol Rev 2007;20: 133-63.
  • 5. Sievert DM, Rick P, Edwards JR, Schneider A, Patel J, SrinivasanA, Fridkin S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)Team and Participating NHSN Facilities. Antimicrobialresistantpathogens associated with healthcare-associatedinfections: summary of data reported to the NationalHealthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, 2009-2010. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol2013; 34: 1-14.
  • 6. Tortorano AM, Peman J, Bernhardt H, Klingspor L, KibblerCC, Faure O, Grillot R. Epidemiology of candidaemia inEurope: Results of 28-month European Confederation ofMedical Mycology (ECMM) hospital-based surveillancestudy. Eur J CliN MicrobioL Infect Dis 2004; 23: 317-22.
  • 7. Hospenthal DR, Murray CK, Rinaldi MG. The role ofantifungal susceptibility testing in the therapy of candidiasis.Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004; 48: 153-60.
  • 8. Pappas PG, Kauffman CA, Andes DR, Clancy CJ, Marr KA,Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Zaoutis TE. Clinical practice guidelinefor the management of candidiasis: 2016 update by theInfectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2015;4: 933.
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  • 15. Alışkan HE, Bozkırlı ED, Colakoğlu Ş, Demirbilek M.Hastanemizde uc yıllık surecte kan kulturlerinden izole edilenCandida albicans ve non-albicans Candida turlerinin etkenolduğu kandidemilerdeki risk faktorlerinin irdelenmesi. TurkHijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Derg 2015; 73: 15-24.
  • 16. Şahiner F, Ergunay K, Ozyurt M, Ardıc N, Hoşbul T,Haznedaroğlu T. Hastane enfeksiyonu etkeni olarak izoleedilen Candida suşlarının genotipik ve fenotipik olaraktanımlanması. Mikrobiyol Bul 2011; 45: 478-88.
  • 17. Yılmaz G, Ciftcioğlu A, Gunduz M, Ozen M, Sarıcaoğlu EM,Akan H. Kandidemi saptanan hematolojik kanserli hastalardaetken dağılımı ve risk faktorlerinin değerlendirilmesi. KlimikDerg 2015; 28: 117-21.
  • 18. Etiz P, Kibar F, Ekenoğlu Y, Yaman A. Kan kulturlerindenizole edilen Candida turlerinin dağılımının ve antifungalduyarlılıklarının retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmesi.ANKEM Derg 2015; 29: 105-13.
  • 19. Montagna MT, Caggiano G, Lovero G, De Giglio O, Coretti C,Cuna T, Puntillo F. Epidemiology of invasive fungal infectionsin the intensive care unit: Results of a multicenter Italiansurvey (AURORA Project). Infection 2013; 41: 645-53.
  • 20. Doi AM, Pignatari ACC, Edmond MB, Marra AR, CamargoLFA, Siqueira RA, Colombo AL. Epidemiology andmicrobiologic characterization of nosocomial candidemiafrom a Brazilian national surveillance program. PloS one2016; 11: e0146909.
  • 21. Atalay MA, Sav H, Demir G, Koc AN. Kan kulturlerindenizole edilen kandida turlerinin dağılımı ve amfoterisin b veflukonazol in vitro duyarlılıkları. Selcuk Tıp Derg 2012; 28:149-51.
  • 22. Sav H, Demir G, Atalay MA, Koc AN. Klinik orneklerdenizole edilen Candida turlerinin değerlendirilmesi. Turk Hijyenve Deneysel Biyoloji Derg 2013; 70: 175-80.
  • 23. Lee MK, Williams LE, Warnock DW, Arthington-Skaggs BA.Drug resistance genes and trailing growth in Candida albicansisolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 2004; 53: 217-24.
  • 24. Menezes EA, Vasconcelos Junior AAD, Angelo MRF, CunhaMDCDS, Cunha FA. Correlation between microdilution, Etest, and disk diffusion methods for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of fluconazole against Candida sp. blood isolates. RevSoc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46: 106-7.
  • 25. Matar MJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Paetznick VL, Rodriguez JR,Chen E, Rex JH. Correlation between E-test, disk diffusion,and microdilution methods for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of fluconazole and voriconazole. Antimicrob AgentsChem 2003; 47: 1647-51.
  • 26. Pfaller MA, Espinel-Ingroff A, Boyken L, Hollis RJ, KroegerJ, Messer SA, Diekema DJ. Comparison of the brothmicrodilution (BMD) method of the European Committee onAntimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with the 24-hour CLSIBMD method for testing susceptibility of Candida speciesto fluconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole by use ofepidemiological cutoff values. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49: 845-50.
  • 27. Arikan S, Gur D, Akova M. Comparison of E test,microdilution and colorimetric dilution with referencebroth macrodilution method for antifungal susceptibilitytesting of clinically significant Candida species isolated fromimmunocompromised patients. Mycoses 1997; 40: 291-6.
  • 28. Kоc AN, Gokahmetoglu S, Oguzkaya M. Antifungalsusceptibility testing of yeasts with broth microdilution andE-test methods. ANKEM Derg 1998; 12: 497-502.
  • 29. Kоc AN, Gokahmetoglu S, Oguzkaya M. Comparison of E testwith the broth microdilution method in susceptibility testingof yeast isolates against four antifungals. Mycoses 2000; 43:293-7.
  • 30. Yucesoy M, Mutlu E, Yuluğ N. Antifungal duyarlılığınsaptanmasında E test yonteminin değerlendirilmesi. ANKEM Derg 2001; 15: 670-7.
  • 31. Evci C, Ener B, Goral G, Akcağlar S. Comparative evaluationof the antifungal susceptibility of Candida isolates from bloodspecimens: results of a study in a tertiary care hospital inBursa, Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2010; 40: 141-9.
  • 32. Jaruvongvanich V. Correlation between broth microdilution,E-test and disk diffusion methods for testing antifungalsusceptibility of Candida species isolated from Thai bloodsamples. Asian Biomed 2016; 75.
  • 33. Barry AL, Pfaller MA, Rennie RP, Fuchs PC, Brown SD.Precision and accuracy of fluconazole susceptibility testingby broth microdilution, E test, and disk diffusion methods.Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002; 46: 1781-4.
  • 34. Maxwell MJ, Messer SA, Hollis RJ, Boyken L, Tendolkar S,Diekema DJ, International Fungal Surveillance ParticipantGroup. Evaluation of E test method for determiningfluconazole and voriconazole MICs for 279 clinical isolatesof Candida species infrequently isolated from blood. J ClinMicrobiol 2003; 41: 1087-90.
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Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Mehmet Veysel Coşkun

İclal Ağan This is me

M. Hamidullah Uyanık This is me

Hayrünisa Hancı This is me

Kemalettin Özden This is me

Publication Date April 1, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 21 Issue: 2

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APA Coşkun, M. V., Ağan, İ., Uyanık, M. H., Hancı, H., et al. (2017). Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal, 21(2), 400-406. https://doi.org/10.12991/marupj.301167
AMA Coşkun MV, Ağan İ, Uyanık MH, Hancı H, Özden K. Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures. Marmara Pharm J. May 2017;21(2):400-406. doi:10.12991/marupj.301167
Chicago Coşkun, Mehmet Veysel, İclal Ağan, M. Hamidullah Uyanık, Hayrünisa Hancı, and Kemalettin Özden. “Comparison of the E Test With the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole Against Candida Spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures”. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 21, no. 2 (May 2017): 400-406. https://doi.org/10.12991/marupj.301167.
EndNote Coşkun MV, Ağan İ, Uyanık MH, Hancı H, Özden K (May 1, 2017) Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 21 2 400–406.
IEEE M. V. Coşkun, İ. Ağan, M. H. Uyanık, H. Hancı, and K. Özden, “Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures”, Marmara Pharm J, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 400–406, 2017, doi: 10.12991/marupj.301167.
ISNAD Coşkun, Mehmet Veysel et al. “Comparison of the E Test With the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole Against Candida Spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures”. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 21/2 (May 2017), 400-406. https://doi.org/10.12991/marupj.301167.
JAMA Coşkun MV, Ağan İ, Uyanık MH, Hancı H, Özden K. Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures. Marmara Pharm J. 2017;21:400–406.
MLA Coşkun, Mehmet Veysel et al. “Comparison of the E Test With the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole Against Candida Spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures”. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 2017, pp. 400-6, doi:10.12991/marupj.301167.
Vancouver Coşkun MV, Ağan İ, Uyanık MH, Hancı H, Özden K. Comparison of the E test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp. Isolated from Blood Cultures. Marmara Pharm J. 2017;21(2):400-6.