Table 1.

Spectrum of activity of 5FC.

Fungal species	Susceptibility to 5FC
Candida albicans	+ +
Candida glabrata	+ +
Candida parapsilosis	+ +
Candida tropicalis	+ +
Candida lusitaniae	+ +
Candida auris	+
Candida krusei	+
Cryptococcus neoformans	+ +
Cladophialophora bantiana	+
Exophiala spp.	+
Phialophora spp.	+
Fonsecaea pedrosoii	+
Fusarium spp.	−
Aspergillus fumigatus	−
Mucorales	−
Scedosporium spp.	−
Blastomyces spp.	−
Coccidioides spp.	−
Histoplasma capsulatum	−

+ +: Active (usually active clinically); +: Active (maybe less active clinically); −: No activity.