Comparison of Etests and Vitek 2 (R) to broth microdilution for the susceptibility testing of Cryptococcus neoformans

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Funding Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the study participants, the clinicians who conducted the clinical trial, and the staff from the microbiology laboratory at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban. Funding was provided by the REACH initiative and the NHLS Research Trust We would also like to thank Dr N. Govender who provided expert technical guidance with the methodology for BMD. Finally, we would like to thank Pfizer, Groton, Connecticut, for supplying voriconazole powder for BMD.