[In vitro activity of voriconazole and other antifungal agents against clinical isolates of 138 Candida spp]

Infez Med. 2009 Mar;17(1):24-7.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Voriconazole is used for treating invasive Aspergillosis, Fusarium and Scedosporium infections as well as resistant candidiasis. It is referred to as a second generation triazole. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the concordance of the results of antifungal voriconazole susceptibility tests for yeast isolates, comparing the Sensititre YeastOne method, Atb Fungus 3 and Etest. In all, 138 yeast isolates (42 C. tropicalis, 36 C. glabrata, 14 C. albicans, 8 C. famata, 6 C. parapsilosis, 4 C. dubliniensis, 3 C. krusei, 3 C. lusitaniae, 2 C. zeylanoides, 20 Candida spp.) were tested for susceptibility to amphotericin B, flucytosine, fluconazole , itraconazole and voriconazole with Atb Fungus 3 method. The concordance between the Sensititre YeastOne method, Atm Fungus 3 and Etest for voriconazole was high (90%).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Candida / drug effects*
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal
  • Fluconazole / pharmacology
  • Flucytosine / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Species Specificity
  • Triazoles / pharmacology*
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Itraconazole
  • Amphotericin B
  • Fluconazole
  • Flucytosine
  • Voriconazole