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Antifungal susceptibility testing of Trichophyton rubrum by E-test

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Trichophyton rubrum isolates were used in susceptibility testing for azoles by E-test. Voriconazole was the most and fluconazole was the less-active drug. Our results are in agreement with susceptibility data observed by researchers that used others’ methodologies. E-test seems to be a reliable methodology to susceptibility-testing for T. rubrum.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, Caixa Postal 486, CEP 31.270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Maria Elisabete da Silva Barros, Daniel de Assis Santos & Júnia Soares Hamdan

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Barros, M.E.S., Santos, D.A. & Hamdan, J.S. Antifungal susceptibility testing of Trichophyton rubrum by E-test. Arch Dermatol Res 299, 107–109 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-006-0731-8

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