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The trailing end point phenotype in antifungal susceptibility testing is pH dependent.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 1999
Marr K A, Rustad T R, Rex J H, White T C
Abstract excerpt
The interpretation of end points in azole antifungal drug susceptibility testing is problematic, in part due to incomplete growth inhibition of Candida species. Such trailing growth can cause the MICs of fluconazole for some isolates to be low (<1 microg/ml) after 24 h of growth but much higher (>64 microg/ml) after 48 h. Isolates having this type of growth have been described as having a low-high phenotype....
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