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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2000, p. 400-404, Vol. 44, No. 2
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Influence of Shaking on Antifungal Susceptibility
Testing of Cryptococcus neoformans: a Comparison of the
NCCLS Standard M27A Medium, Buffered Yeast Nitrogen Base, and
RPMI-2% Glucose
Juan L.
Rodríguez-Tudela,1,*
Francisco
Martín-Díez,1
Manuel
Cuenca-Estrella,1
Laura
Rodero,2
Yolanda
Carpintero,1 and
Begoña
Gorgojo1
Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de
Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra.
Majadahonda-Pozuelo km.2, 28220 Majadahonda,
Spain,1 and Departamento
Micología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas,
ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán," Avda. Velez Sarfield 563, 1281 Buenos Aires, Argentina2
Received 17 August 1999/Returned for modification 15 October
1999/Accepted 23 November 1999
Cryptococcus neoformans is a nonfermentative yeast that
requires oxygen for growth. The shaking of culture media achieves good
oxygenation, promoting the growth of cryptococci. In this study, three
test media (RPMI 1640, RPMI 1640-2% glucose, and buffered yeast
nitrogen base [BYNB]) recommended in the National Committee for
Clinical Laboratory Standards M27A standard were examined. Growth
abilities and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) in microplates
incubated at 35°C for 48 h were determined. The results
indicated that shaking and an inoculum size of 105 CFU/ml
yielded optimal growth of this yeast. Compared to RPMI 1640, supplementation of RPMI 1640 with 2% glucose did not significantly improve growth of C. neoformans and resulted in an
8.7-h delay of exponential growth. Cryptococcal growth in RPMI 1640 at
24 h was notably better than that in RPMI-2% glucose, although
by 48 h the growths were comparable. The MIC range of amphotericin B observed for the C. neoformans strains grown in RPMI 1640 with or without glucose was too narrow to allow the separation of
susceptible and resistant strains based on clinical outcome. The widest
ranges of MICs of flucytosine and fluconazole were obtained with BYNB. This work demonstrates the need for a new antifungal susceptibility test for C. neoformans.
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de
Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto
de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo km.2, 28220 Majadahonda,
Spain. Phone: 34 91 5097961. Fax: 34 91 5097966. E-mail:
juanl.rodriguez-tudela{at}isciii.es.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2000, p. 400-404, Vol. 44, No. 2
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