Antifungal Activity of a Medical-Grade Honey Formulation against .

is a pathogenic yeast causing outbreaks in intensive care units with high mortality rates. The treatment of colonization is challenging due to high resistance rates. A potential alternative antifungal treatment is medical-grade honey.

Antifungal Susceptibility of Emerging Dimorphic Pathogens in the Family Ajellomycetaceae.

The susceptibilities of 24 molecularly identified dimorphic fungi belonging to the genera , , and within the family were tested against 8 standard antifungal agents using CLSI document M38-A2. Amphotericin B and posaconazole had the lowest geometric mean MICs (<0.05 μg/ml) followed by itraconazole (<0.

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Fails To Identify Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Primary Cultures of Respiratory Samples.

We have assessed matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) identification (Bruker) of nontuberculous mycobacteria from newly positive liquid cultures of respiratory samples. Twelve (22%) of 54 isolates were identified directly from liquid medium. After subculture and with manual laser operation, this rose to 49/54 isolates (91%).