scholarly journals Wild-Type MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for the Triazoles and Six Aspergillus spp. for the CLSI Broth Microdilution Method (M38-A2 Document)

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 3251-3257 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
D. J. Diekema ◽  
A. Fothergill ◽  
E. Johnson ◽  
T. Pelaez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

scholarly journals Multicenter Study of Isavuconazole MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for the Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex Using the CLSI M27-A3 Broth Microdilution Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 666-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
A. Chowdhary ◽  
G. M. Gonzalez ◽  
J. Guinea ◽  
F. Hagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cryptococcus Neoformans ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Cryptococcus Gattii ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

ABSTRACTEpidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) of isavuconazole are not available forCryptococcusspp. The isavuconazole ECVs based on wild-type (WT) MIC distributions for 438Cryptococcus neoformansnongenotyped isolates, 870 isolates of genotype VNI, and 406Cryptococcus gattiiisolates from six laboratories and different geographical areas were 0.06, 0.12, and 0.25 μg/ml, respectively. These ECVs may aid in detecting non-WT isolates with reduced susceptibilities to isavuconazole.

scholarly journals Multicenter Study of Anidulafungin and Micafungin MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Eight Candida Species and the CLSI M27-A3 Broth Microdilution Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 916-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Pfaller ◽  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
B. Bustamante ◽  
E. Canton ◽  
D. J. Diekema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method ◽  
Species Specific

ABSTRACTSince epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) using CLSI MICs from multiple laboratories are not available forCandidaspp. and the echinocandins, we established ECVs for anidulafungin and micafungin on the basis of wild-type (WT) MIC distributions (for organisms in a species-drug combination with no detectable acquired resistance mechanisms) for 8,210Candida albicans, 3,102C. glabrata, 3,976C. parapsilosis, 2,042C. tropicalis, 617C. krusei, 258C. lusitaniae, 234C. guilliermondii, and 131C. dubliniensisisolates. CLSI broth microdilution MIC data gathered from 15 different laboratories in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Peru, and the United States were aggregated to statistically define ECVs. ECVs encompassing 97.5% of the statistically modeled population for anidulafungin and micafungin were, respectively, 0.12 and 0.03 μg/ml forC. albicans, 0.12 and 0.03 μg/ml forC. glabrata, 8 and 4 μg/ml forC. parapsilosis, 0.12 and 0.06 μg/ml forC. tropicalis, 0.25 and 0.25 μg/ml forC. krusei, 1 and 0.5 μg/ml forC. lusitaniae, 8 and 2 μg/ml forC. guilliermondii, and 0.12 and 0.12 μg/ml forC. dubliniensis. Previously reported single and multicenter ECVs defined in the present study were quite similar or within 1 2-fold dilution of each other. For a collection of 230 WT isolates (nofksmutations) and 51 isolates withfksmutations, the species-specific ECVs for anidulafungin and micafungin correctly classified 47 (92.2%) and 51 (100%) of thefksmutants, respectively, as non-WT strains. These ECVs may aid in detecting non-WT isolates with reduced susceptibility to anidulafungin and micafungin due tofksmutations.

scholarly journals Wild-Type MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Amphotericin B and Aspergillus spp. for the CLSI Broth Microdilution Method (M38-A2 Document)

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 5150-5154 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
M. Cuenca-Estrella ◽  
A. Fothergill ◽  
J. Fuller ◽  
M. Ghannoum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

ABSTRACTAlthough clinical breakpoints have not been established for mold testing, epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) are available forAspergillusspp. versus the triazoles and caspofungin. Wild-type (WT) MIC distributions (organisms in a species-drug combination with no acquired resistance mechanisms) were defined in order to establish ECVs for sixAspergillusspp. and amphotericin B. Two sets (CLSI/EUCAST broth microdilution) of available MICs were evaluated: those forA. fumigatus(3,988/833),A. flavus(793/194),A. nidulans(184/69),A. niger(673/140),A. terreus(545/266), andA. versicolor(135/22). Three sets of data were analyzed: (i) CLSI data gathered in eight independent laboratories in Canada, Europe, and the United States; (ii) EUCAST data from a single laboratory; and (iii) the combined CLSI and EUCAST data. ECVs, expressed in μg/ml, that captured 95%, 97.5%, and 99% of the modeled wild-type population (CLSI and combined data) were as follows: forA. fumigatus, 2, 2, and 4; forA. flavus, 2, 4, and 4; forA. nidulans, 4, 4, and 4; forA. niger, 2, 2, and 2; forA. terreus, 4, 4, and 8; and forA. versicolor, 2, 2, and 2. Similar to the case for the triazoles and caspofungin, amphotericin B ECVs may aid in the detection of strains with acquired mechanisms of resistance to this agent.

scholarly journals Wild-Type MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Caspofungin and Aspergillus spp. for the CLSI Broth Microdilution Method (M38-A2 Document)

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 2855-2859 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
A. Fothergill ◽  
J. Fuller ◽  
E. Johnson ◽  
T. Pelaez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

ABSTRACTClinical breakpoints have not been established for mold testing. Epidemiologic cutoff values (ECVs) are available for sixAspergillusspp. and the triazoles, but not for caspofungin. Wild-type (WT) minimal effective concentration (MEC) distributions (organisms in a species-drug combination with no acquired resistance mechanisms) were defined in order to establish ECVs for sixAspergillusspp. and caspofungin. The number of available isolates was as follows: 1,691A. fumigatus, 432A. flavus, 192A. nidulans, 440A. niger, 385A. terreus, and 75A. versicolorisolates. CLSI broth microdilution MEC data gathered in five independent laboratories in Canada, Europe, and the United States were aggregated for the analyses. ECVs expressed in μg/ml that captured 95% and 99% of the modeled wild-type population were forA. fumigatus0.5 and 1,A. flavus0.25 and 0.5,A. nidulans0.5 and 0.5,A. niger0.25 and 0.25,A. terreus0.25 and 0.5, andA. versicolor0.25 and 0.5. Although caspofungin ECVs are not designed to predict the outcome of therapy, they may aid in the detection of strains with reduced antifungal susceptibility to this agent and acquired resistance mechanisms.

scholarly journals Multicenter Study of Isavuconazole MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Aspergillus spp. for the CLSI M38-A2 Broth Microdilution Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 3823-3828 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Espinel-Ingroff ◽  
A. Chowdhary ◽  
G. M. Gonzalez ◽  
C. Lass-Flörl ◽  
E. Martin-Mazuelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Complex ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

ABSTRACTEpidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) were established for the new triazole isavuconazole andAspergillusspecies wild-type (WT) MIC distributions (organisms in a species-drug combination with no detectable acquired resistance mechanisms) that were defined with 855Aspergillus fumigatus, 444A. flavus, 106A. nidulans, 207A. niger, 384A. terreus, and 75A. versicolorspecies complex isolates; 22AspergillussectionUstiisolates were also included. CLSI broth microdilution MIC data gathered in Europe, India, Mexico, and the United States were aggregated to statistically define ECVs. ECVs were 1 μg/ml for theA. fumigatusspecies complex, 1 μg/ml for theA. flavusspecies complex, 0.25 μg/ml for theA. nidulansspecies complex, 4 μg/ml for theA. nigerspecies complex, 1 μg/ml for theA. terreusspecies complex, and 1 μg/ml for theA. versicolorspecies complex; due to the small number of isolates, an ECV was not proposed forAspergillussectionUsti. These ECVs may aid in detecting non-WT isolates with reduced susceptibility to isavuconazole due tocyp51A(anA. fumigatusspecies complex resistance mechanism among the triazoles) or other mutations.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Revised Ceftaroline Disk Diffusion Breakpoints When Testing a Challenge Collection of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolates

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helio S. Sader ◽  
Paul R. Rhomberg ◽  
Timothy B. Doyle ◽  
Robert K. Flamm ◽  
Rodrigo E. Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Error Rates ◽  
Disk Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Disk Diffusion Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method ◽  
Mueller Hinton Agar

ABSTRACTWe assessed ceftaroline disk diffusion breakpoints forStaphylococcus aureuswhen applying revised Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) ceftaroline MIC breakpoints. Disk-MIC correlation was evaluated by testing a challenge collection (n= 158) of methicillin-resistantS. aureus(MRSA) isolates composed of 106 randomly selected isolates plus 52 isolates with decreased susceptibility to ceftaroline (MIC, 1 to 16 μg/ml). Disk diffusion was performed with 30-μg disks and Mueller-Hinton agar from 2 manufacturers each. Revised CLSI susceptible (S)/susceptible dose-dependent (SDD)/resistant (R) MIC breakpoints of ≤1/2 to 4/≥8 μg/ml were applied. The disk breakpoints that provided the lowest error rates were CLSI S/R breakpoints of ≥25 mm/≤19 mm, with no very major (VM) or major (Ma) errors and with minor (Mi) error rates of 0.0% for ≥2 doubling dilutions above the I or SDD (≥I + 2), 22.1% for I or SDD plus or minus 1 doubling dilution (I ± 1), and 2.3% for ≤2 doubling dilutions below the I or SDD ≤I − 2 (overall Mi error rate, 16.5%). No mutation in the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) was observed in 5 of 15 isolates with a ceftaroline MIC of 2 μg/ml; 3 of 11 isolates with a ceftaroline MIC of 1 μg/ml exhibited mutations in the penicillin-binding domain (PBD; 1 isolate) or in the non-PBD (2 isolates). All isolates except 1, with a ceftaroline MIC of ≥4 μg/ml, showed ≥1 mutation in the PBD and/or non-PBD. In summary, results from the disk diffusion method showed a good correlation with those from the reference broth microdilution method. Our results also showed that the ceftaroline MIC distribution of isolates with no mutations in the PBP2a goes up to 4 μg/ml, and reference broth microdilution and disk diffusion methods do not properly separate wild-type from non-wild-type isolates.

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