Colorimetric susceptibility testing for Aspergillus fumigatus: comparison of menadione-augmented 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide and Alamar blue tests.

Abstract:

:Two colorimetric methods that use Alamar Blue or 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) for assaying the in vitro activities of antifungal agents have been described. We report that both tests performed similarly when the antifungal activity of amphotericin B against Candida albicans was determined. However, only the MTT test generated interpretable data when Aspergillus fumigatus was used.

journal_name

J Clin Microbiol

authors

Jahn B,Stüben A,Bhakdi S

doi

10.1128/JCM.34.8.2039-2041.1996

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-08-01 00:00:00

pages

2039-41

issue

8

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

journal_volume

34

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