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However, these solvents have certain antimicrobial activity. Currently, standardized criteria for the selection and dosage of drug solvents in drug susceptibility testing research are lacking. The study aims to provide experimental evidence for the selection and addition limit of drug solvents for the <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> antifungal susceptibility test of <jats:italic>Candida glabrata<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic>).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>According to the recommendation of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M27-A3, a 0.5 McFarland <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic> suspension was prepared and then diluted 1:1,000. Next, a gradient dilution method was used to prepare 20%, 10%, 5%, and 2.5% DMSO\/acetone\/ethanol\/methanol. The mixture was plated onto a 96-well plate and incubated at a constant temperature of 35 \u00b0C for 48 h. The inhibitory effects of DMSO, acetone, ethanol, and methanol on <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic> growth and proliferation were analyzed by measuring optical density values at 600 nm (OD<jats:sub>600<\/jats:sub> values).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>After 48 h incubation, the OD<jats:sub>600<\/jats:sub> values of <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic> decreased to different extents in the presence of the four common organic solvents. The decrease in the OD<jats:sub>600<\/jats:sub> values was greater with increasing concentrations within the experimental concentration range. When DMSO and acetone concentrations were higher than 2.5% (containing 2.5%) and methanol and ethanol concentrations were higher than 5.0% (containing 5.0%), the differences were statistically significant compared with the growth control wells without any organic solvent (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>All four organic solvents could inhibit <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic> growth and proliferation. When used as solvents for drug sensitivity testing in <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic>, the concentrations of DMSO, acetone, ethanol, and methanol should be below 2.5%, 2.5%, 5%, and 5%, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.16444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,21]],"date-time":"2023-11-21T08:32:49Z","timestamp":1700555569000},"page":"e16444","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Effect of various concentrations of common organic solvents on the growth and proliferation ability of <i>Candida glabrata<\/i> and their permissible limits for addition in drug susceptibility testing"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Juan","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 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