TABLE 3.

Susceptibilities of 513 yeast isolates from blood cultures to antifungal agents

Antifungal agent	Species	No. of isolates	MIC (μg/ml)a
			50%	90%	Range
Amphotericin B	C. albicans	336	0.5	0.5	0.03–1
	C. glabrata	66	0.5	1	0.03–1
	C. parapsilosis	44	0.5	1	0.03–1
	C. tropicalis	35	0.5	1	0.03–1
	C. krusei	11	1	1	0.25–1
	Other species	21	0.5	1	0.06–1
Fluconazole	C. albicans	336	0.5	1	0.25–4
	C. glabrata	66	16	64	1–128
	C. parapsilosis	44	1	1	0.25–16
	C. tropicalis	35	2	4	0.5–128
	C. krusei	11	64	64	64–128
	Other species	21	4	64	0.5–64
Flucytosine	C. albicans	336	0.25	0.5	0.064–64
	C. glabrata	66	0.125	0.25	0.064–16
	C. parapsilosis	44	0.125	0.5	0.064–1
	C. tropicalis	35	0.125	0.5	0.064–64
	C. krusei	11	16	32	16–32
	Other species	21	0.125	64	0.125–64

^a50% and 90%, MICs at which 50 and 90% of isolates, respectively, are inhibited.