Austria, Candida drug effects, Cryptococcus neoformans drug effects, Diffusion, Germany, Indicators and Reagents, Laboratories standards, Microbial Sensitivity Tests instrumentation, Microbial Sensitivity Tests methods, Microchemistry, Paper, Quality Control, Antifungal Agents pharmacology, Fluconazole pharmacology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests standards, Yeasts drug effects
Abstract
This paper gives a proposal for a standardised agar diffusion susceptibility testing method with 25 micrograms fluconazole discs. The methodology compiles the results of several years of work to develop a reliable and reproducible routine-method for the microbiology laboratory. In this proposal, in addition, the critics and experiences of a collaborative study for susceptibility testing of fluconazole with 21 laboratories from Germany and Austria are included.