The purpose of this study was to verify the standard procedures and minimum level of knowledge of Italian public laboratories involved in the management of antifungal susceptibility testing (AST). Two nationwide surveys were performed in 1999 and 2004. One hundred and two Italian hospitals located in 85 provincial capitals (82.5%) participated to these surveys. In 1999, 28 (27.5%) laboratories versus 16 (15.7%) in 2004 stated that they did not perform any susceptibility testing. Some discrepancies observed in the survey confirm that AST is difficult to be correctly managed, and that it can be performed only in very well-trained centers. The great variability of the results of MIC determination and clinical interpretation underlines the urgent need to improve knowledge about indications, method choice, and interpretative criteria for AST both for clinical microbiologists and clinicians
Management of antifungal susceptibility testing in Italy: comparative results of 2 nationwide surveys (1999 and 2004) in 102 Italian hospitals / C. Farina; E. Manso; S. Sanna; G. Lombardi; E. Faggi; P. Fazii; S. Andreoni. - In: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - ISSN 0732-8893. - STAMPA. - 57:(2007), pp. 225-227.
Management of antifungal susceptibility testing in Italy: comparative results of 2 nationwide surveys (1999 and 2004) in 102 Italian hospitals.
FAGGI, ELISABETTA;
2007
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The purpose of this study was to verify the standard procedures and minimum level of knowledge of Italian public laboratories involved in the management of antifungal susceptibility testing (AST). Two nationwide surveys were performed in 1999 and 2004. One hundred and two Italian hospitals located in 85 provincial capitals (82.5%) participated to these surveys. In 1999, 28 (27.5%) laboratories versus 16 (15.7%) in 2004 stated that they did not perform any susceptibility testing. Some discrepancies observed in the survey confirm that AST is difficult to be correctly managed, and that it can be performed only in very well-trained centers. The great variability of the results of MIC determination and clinical interpretation underlines the urgent need to improve knowledge about indications, method choice, and interpretative criteria for AST both for clinical microbiologists and cliniciansFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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