Comparison of in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of conidia and hyphae of filamentous fungi

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Dec;41(12):2760-2. doi: 10.1128/AAC.41.12.2760.

Abstract

The MICs and minimum fungicidal concentrations (MFCs) of amphotericin B, fluconazole, ketoconazole, flucytosine, miconazole, and itraconazole for 12 isolates of filamentous opportunistic fungi (Scopulariopsis sp., Paecilomyces sp., Cladosporium spp., and Cladophialophora sp.) were determined by a broth microdilution method with hyphal and conidial inocula. With hyphal inocula MICs and MFCs were practically always substantially higher. Only 25% of the 60 MIC comparisons showed discrepancies of twofold or less, while the remaining comparisons showed much larger differences.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / classification
  • Fungi / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents