Inoculum preparation for in-vitro susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi.
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- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 42 (3) , 385-387
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/42.3.385
Abstract
The percent transmission (T) and the equivalence in cfu/mL of two suspensions of 125 isolates of clinically important filamentous fungi containing 1-5 x 10(5) and 1-5 x 10(4) conidia/mL, adjusted with a haemocytometer, were determined. A wide variation of T values was observed, especially with the first inoculum. A good agreement was obtained between the counted and the viable propagules. The haemocytometric method is considered a useful technique for standardizing inocula.Keywords
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