TABLE 2.

In vitro susceptibilities of Aspergillus spp. obtained with RPMI-2% glucose medium, an inoculum size of 10⁵ UFC/ml, 48 of incubation, and different Tween 20 concentrations

Species (no. of isolates)	Tween concn (%)	MIC (μg/ml)
		Amphotericin B		Intraconazole		Voriconazole		Terbinafine
		Range	GMa	Range	GM	Range	GM	Range	GM
A. fumigatus (7)	5	0.50-4.0	1.18	4.0->8.0	8.83	0.25-2.0	1.18	16.0->16.0	27.13
	0.5	0.25-2.0	0.69	0.50->8.0	3.28	0.25-4.0	1.22	4.0->16.0	8.27
	0.1	0.25-2.0	0.57	0.25->8.0	1.87	0.12-2.0	0.79	2.0->16.0	5.94
A. terreus (7)	5	2.0-8.0	4.56	2.0-8.0	4.88	2.0-8.0	4.56	4.0	4
	0.5	2.0-8.0	4.27	0.06-1.0	0.48	1.0-4.0	1.94	0.50-2.0	0.88
	0.1	2.0-8.0	3.74	0.25-0.50	0.26	1.0-4.0	1.81	0.25-0.50	0.41
A. flavus (7)	5	1.0->16.0	2.97	2.0-8.0	4.00	1.0-2.0	1.75	1.0-2.0	1.28
	0.5	0.50-8.0	1.94	0.50-1.0	0.65	1.0-2.0	1.35	0.12-0.50	0.33
	0.1	1.0-8.0	1.70	0.12-0.50	0.35	1.0-4.0	1.26	0.03-0.50	0.14
A. niger (7)	5	0.50-2.0	0.94	1.0->8.0	6.56	0.12-2.0	0.69	1.0-4.0	2.21
	0.5	0.25-2.0	0.67	0.12->8.0	1.75	0.12-2.0	0.67	0.25-2.0	0.61
	0.1	0.25-2.0	0.77	0.12->8.0	1.34	0.12-2.0	0.69	0.25-1.0	0.41
Total (28)	5	0.50->16.0	1.97	1.0->8.0	5.79	0.12-8.0	1.60	1.0->16.0	4.66
	0.5	0.25-8.0	1.40	0.06->8.0	1.58	0.12-4.0	1.21	0.12->16.0	1.15
	0.1	0.25-8	1.29	0.12->8	0.69	0.12-4	1.06	0.03->16	0.64

^aGM, geometric mean.