TABLE 3.

Antifungal susceptibility results for 60 strains of dermatophytes obtained in three laboratories under optimal testing conditions

Species	MIC parametera	MIC (μg/ml) for antifungal agent:
		CLT	ITC	TRB
E. floccosum	Range	0.01-0.5	0.03-1.0	0.01-0.125
	GM	0.14	0.26	0.04
	50%	0.25	0.25	0.03
	90%	0.25	0.5	0.06
M. canis	Range	0.03-0.5	0.06-2	0.01-0.5
	GM	0.11	0.37	0.06
	50%	0.125	0.25	0.06
	90%	0.25	1	0.125
M. gypseum	Range	0.125-2	0.03-2	0.03-0.125
	GM	0.55	0.54	0.06
	50%	0.5	0.5	0.06
	90%	1	1	0.06
T. tonsurans	Range	0.01-2	0.06-1	0.0078-0.06
	GM	0.27	0.46	0.03
	50%	0.25	0.5	0.03
	90%	1	1	0.06
T. mentagrophytes	Range	0.06-2	0.06-2	0.01-0.06
	GM	0.29	0.52	0.03
	50%	0.25	0.5	0.03
	90%	1	2	0.06
T. rubrum	Range	0.03-0.5	0.06-2	0.01-0.06
	GM	0.13	0.42	0.03
	50%	0.125	0.25	0.03
	90%	0.25	1	0.03
All organisms	Range	0.01-2	0.03-2	0.0078-0.5
	GM	0.21	0.42	0.04
	50%	0.25	0.5	0.03
	90%	1	1	0.06

^aGM, geometric mean; 50 and 90%, MICs at which 50 and 90% of the isolates tested, respectively, are inhibited.