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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 926-930, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Comparative Evaluation of FUNGITEST and Broth Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Candida Species and Cryptococcus neoformans

Kate G. Davey, Ann D. Holmes, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Adrien Szekely, and David W. Warnock*

Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, Bristol, United Kingdom

Received 28 October 1997/Returned for modification 1 December 1997/Accepted 8 January 1998

The FUNGITEST method (Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Paris, France) is a microplate-based procedure for the breakpoint testing of six antifungal agents (amphotericin B, flucytosine, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, and miconazole). We compared the FUNGITEST method with a broth microdilution test, performed according to National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards document M27-A guidelines, for determining the in vitro susceptibilities of 180 isolates of Candida spp. (50 C. albicans, 50 C. glabrata, 10 C. kefyr, 20 C. krusei, 10 C. lusitaniae, 20 C. parapsilosis, and 20 C. tropicalis isolates) and 20 isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans. Overall, there was 100% agreement between the methods for amphotericin B, 95% agreement for flucytosine, 84% agreement for miconazole, 83% agreement for itraconazole, 77% agreement for ketoconazole, and 76% agreement for fluconazole. The overall agreement between the methods exceeded 80% for all species tested with the exception of C. glabrata (71% agreement). The poorest agreement between the results for individual agents was seen with C. glabrata (38% for fluconazole, 44% for ketoconazole, and 56% for itraconazole) and C. tropicalis (50% for miconazole). The FUNGITEST method misclassified as susceptible 2 of 12 (16.6%) fluconazole-resistant isolates, 2 of 10 (20%) itraconazole-resistant isolates, and 4 of 8 (50%) ketoconazole-resistant isolates of several Candida spp. Further development of the FUNGITEST procedure will be required before it can be recommended as an alternative method for the susceptibility testing of Candida spp. or C. neoformans.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory, Kingsdown, Bristol BS2 8EL, United Kingdom. Phone: (44) 117-928-5030. Fax: (44) 117-922-6611. E-mail: D.W.Warnock{at}PHLSBristol.btinternet.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 926-930, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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