TABLE 5.
Cutoffs in distributions of MICs determined from the normal plots
| Antifungal | MIC cutoff (μg/ml)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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S. prolificans
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S. apiospermum
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| 48 h | 72 h | 48 h | 72 h | |
| Miconazole | 4 (0.83) | 16 (0.77) | 0.25 (0.87b) | 0.25 (0.83) |
| Terbinafine | 4 (0.86) | 16 (0.88) | 16 (0.60) | NDc |
| Itraconazole | 32 (0.29) | ND | 0.25 (0.94b) | 1 (0.89b) |
| UR-9825 | 2 (0.79) | 4 (0.81) | 0.06 (0.85) | 0.25 (0.95b) |
| Voriconazole | 1 (0.80) | 2 (0.78) | 0.06 (0.88b) | 0.125 (0.94b) |
| Amphotericin | 8 (0.84) | 8 (0.60) | 1 (0.89b | 2 (0.84) |
| Posaconazole | ND | ND | 0.25 (0.88b) | 0.25 (0.90b) |
| Nystatin | 8 (0.72) | 16 (0.61) | 4 (0.86b) | 8 (0.85) |
| Liposomal nystatin | 8 (0.69) | ND | 4 (0.80) | 8 (0.58) |
a
The cutoffs were determined graphically from the normal plots (the values in parentheses are the W correlation coefficients between the distribution of the MICs and the normal distribution obtained by the Shapiro-Wilk test; P < 0.05).
b
P > 0.05.
a
ND, not determined.