Antifungal susceptibility testing practices in mycology laboratories in France, 2018.
J Mycol Med
; 30(2): 100970, 2020 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32334948
ABSTRACT
A survey of mycology laboratories for antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) was undertaken in France in 2018, to better understand the difference in practices between the participating centers and to identify the difficulties they may encounter as well as eventual gaps with published standards and guidelines. The survey captured information from 45 mycology laboratories in France on how they perform AFST (number of strains tested, preferred method, technical and quality aspects, interpretation of the MIC values, reading and interpretation difficulties). Results indicated that 86% of respondents used Etest as AFST method, with a combination of one to seven antifungal agents tested. Most of the participating laboratories used similar technical parameters to perform their AFST method and a large majority used, as recommended, internal and external quality assessments. Almost all the participating mycology laboratories (98%) reported difficulties to interpret the MIC values, especially when no clinical breakpoints are available. The survey highlighted that the current AFST practices in France need homogenization, particularly for MIC reading and interpretation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Professional Practice
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Laboratories
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Mycology
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Antifungal Agents
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Mycol Med
Year:
2020
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Article
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