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This study aimed to compare the performance of different BACT\/ALERT\u00ae bottles (iFA Plus and iLYM) incubated at different temperatures (32 \u00b0C and 37 \u00b0C) when corneal preservation media, with or without amphotericin B, were cultured. A total of 6 culture conditions were compared by inoculation of fewer than 100 colony-forming units of 18 fungi (10 yeasts and 8 filamentous fungi). iFA Plus bottles incubated at 32 \u00b0C reliably detected 94.4% of fungi, regardless of amphotericin B presence, while iLYM bottles detected 77.8% in the absence of amphotericin B and 72.2% in its presence. At 37 \u00b0C, iFA Plus fungal detection decreased to 61.1%. iFA Plus bottles incubated at 32 \u00b0C provided the highest detection rates, effectively neutralizing the effect of amphotericin B and enabling recovery of both yeasts and filamentous fungi, except for Cladosporium. 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