Isolation of cholesterol-dependent, multidrug-resistant Candida glabratastrains from blood cultures of a candidemia patient in Kuwait

Table 1 Comparative antifungal susceptibility of C. glabrata strains on different media with and without cholesterol auxotrophy

Strain No	Minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/ml) on
	RPMI with 2% glucose						RPMI with cholesterol (20 μg/ml)						MHA with cholesterol (20 μg/ml)						MHA with 5% sheep blood
	AP	FL	VO	IT	PO	CS	AP	FL	VO	IT	POS	CS	AP	FL	VO	IT	POS	CS	AP	FL	VO	IT	POS	CS
Kw1018/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.125	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.19	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.094
Kw1154/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.125	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.19	≥32	≥256	≥32	≥32	≥32	0.064
Kw2273/13	0.38	8	0.25	6	2	0.094	1	4	0.125	4	2	0.125	1	3	0.19	6	0.75	0.25	0.38	3	0.19	1	0.5	0.094
ATCC 90030	0.19	6	0.5	8	4	0.094	0.5	3	0.064	6	4	0.125	0.38	6	0.25	3	6	0.19	0.38	3	0.094	0.5	0.25	0.094

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