The in vitro activity of sertaconazole was compared with those of the most commonly used vaginal antimycotic agents--fluconazole, ketoconazole, fenticonazole, clotrimazole and itraconazole--against 94 strains of clinical isolates of Candida spp. using a macrodilution method in Casitone agar medium. The sertaconazole concentration (microgram/ml), at which 90% of the strains were inhibited, was 0.06 for C. albicans, 0.25 for C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis, 1 for C. krusei and 2 for C. tropicalis. These values show that sertaconazole is one of the most active products against yeasts causing vulvovaginal candidiasis, its activity against C. glabrata being particularly relevant.