Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii against fluconazole by flow cytometry

Recent studies have used flow cytometry (FCM) as an important alternative method to determine the antifungal susceptibility of yeasts compared to the broth microdilution Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) reference procedure. We present a comparative study of the broth microdilution...

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Published in:	Medical mycology (Oxford) Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 90 - 98
Main Authors:	Morales, Bernardina Penarrieta, Junior, Ivan Neves, Trilles, Luciana, Bertho, Álvaro Luiz, Oliveira, Raquel De Vasconcellos Carvalhaes De, Nishikawa, Marilia Martins, Elias, Mônica Dos Santos, Wanke, Bodo, Lazéra, Márcia Dos Santos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01-01-2014
Subjects:	Antifungal Agents - pharmacology Cryptococcus Cryptococcus gattii - drug effects Cryptococcus neoformans - drug effects Flow Cytometry - methods Fluconazole - pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods Time Factors flow cytometry antifungal susceptibility Cryptococcus
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Summary:	Recent studies have used flow cytometry (FCM) as an important alternative method to determine the antifungal susceptibility of yeasts compared to the broth microdilution Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) reference procedure. We present a comparative study of the broth microdilution method and flow cytometry to assess the in vitro antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans (n = 16) and C. gattii (n = 24) to fluconazole. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays by flow cytometry were defined as the lowest drug concentration that showed ∼50% of the count of acridine orange negative cells compared to that of the growth control. Categorical classification showed all C. neoformans isolates were susceptible to fluconazole. Three isolates of C. gattii were susceptible dose-dependent and the remaining 21 isolates were classified as susceptible. MICs comparison of both methodologies demonstrated 100% categorical agreement of the results obtained for C. neoformans and C. gattii. The MICs obtained with the CLSI-approved method and flow cytometry were compared by the Spearman correlation test and a significant Pv = 0.001. The flow cytometric method has the advantage of analyzing a large and constant number of cells in less time, i.e., 9 h incubation for fluconazole using acridine orange versus 72 h for broth microdilution method. In conclusion, the two methods were comparable and flow cytometry method can expedite and improve the results of in vitro susceptibility tests of C. neoformans and C. gattii against fluconazole and also allows comparative studies in vitro/in vivo more rapidly, which along with clinical data, could assist in selecting the most appropriate treatment choice.
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ISSN:	1369-3786 1460-2709
DOI:	10.3109/13693786.2013.806827