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. 2005 Dec;43(12):5848–5859. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.5848-5859.2005

TABLE 6.

In vitro susceptibilities of non-Candida yeasts to fluconazole and voriconazole as determined by CLSI disk diffusion testing: ARTEMIS DISK Surveillance Program, 2001 to 2003a

Species Susceptibility
Fluconazoleb
Voriconazoleb
n %S %R n %S %R
Cryptococcus neoformans 1,281 79.1 9.8 1,266 97.2 11.7
Cryptococcus spp.c 50 68.0 16.0 50 86.0 10.0
Saccharomyces cerevisiae 413 86.9 6.8 401 94.8 3.2
Trichosporon spp.d 291 80.8 11.3 270 92.9 2.6
T. beigelii/T. cutaneum 80 73.8 15.0 78 79.5 15.4
T. mucoides 14 100.0 0.0 14 100.0 0.0
T. asahii 6 50.0 33.3 6 66.7 33.3
Rhodotorula spp.e 139 30.9 65.5 137 43.1 51.1
Blastoschizomyces capitatus 55 76.4 16.4 55 89.1 5.5
Pichia spp.f 27 81.5 11.1 26 100.0 0.0
Hansenula anomala 13 69.2 7.7 13 92.3 7.7
a

Isolates obtained from 115 institutions in 35 countries.

b

Fluconazole and voriconazole disk diffusion testing was performed in accordance with CLSI M44-A. Interpretive breakpoints: S, ≥19 mm (fluconazole), ≥17 mm (voriconazole); R, ≤14 mm (fluconazole), ≤13 mm (voriconazole).

c

Cryptococcus species other than C. neoformans.

d

Trichosporon species not otherwise identified.

e

Rhodotorula species not otherwise identified.

f

Pichia species not otherwise identified.