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ArticleAccess microbiology2023

Inter-laboratory variability of caspofungin MICs for

Saied Ali, Meadhbh Collison, Sinead McNicholas, Sinead McDermott

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Article in Access microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Species-specific antifungal resistance trends in yeast bloodstream isolates causing candidemia before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the INVIFAR Mexican multicenter network.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saied AliDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-4352
Meadhbh CollisonDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Sinead McNicholasDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Sinead McDermottDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
St. Vincent's University Hospital · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methods: All clinically significant Results: Forty-one isolates were reviewed during the study period - 30 from blood cultures, seven from intra-operative theatre specimens and four from sterile site drain fluids. Despite an essential agreement of 100 % within ±2 log Conclusion: While the VITEK2 system is highly applicable, its performance for CSP AFST is unreliable and potentially results in the mis-classification of susceptible isolates as highlighted in our study. The use of VITEK2 AST-YS08 micafungin as a sentinel echinocandin should be explored and/or the evaluation of CSP-specific E-tests as utilized by the MRL. These methods appear more consistent and less prone to the variation seen with BMD for CSP.

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antifungalantimicrobial susceptibility testingcaspofunginechinocandinNakaseomyces glabrata

Identifiers

PMID37970072
PMCPMC10634477
OpenAlexW4387452872

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