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. 2012 Aug 26;2012:106923. doi: 10.1155/2012/106923

Table 2.

Pathogenic fungi and the antifungal agents in vitro activity**.

Microorganism Antifungal agents
Fluconazole Voriconazole Posaconazole Echinocandin Polyenes
Candida albicans 1st line 1st line 1st line 1st line 1st line
Candida glabrata Unknown 3rd line 3rd line 1st line 2nd line
Candida tropicalis 1st line 1st line 1st line 1st line 1st line

Candida parapsilosis 1st line 1st line 1st line 2nd line 1st line
Candida krusei No activity 2nd line 2nd line 1st line 2nd line
Candida guilliermondii 1st line 1st line 1st line 2nd line 2nd line

Candida lusitaniae 3rd line 2nd line 2nd line 2nd line 2nd line
Cryptococcus neoformans 1st line 1st line 1st line No activity 1st line
Aspergillus fumigatus No activity 1st line 1st line 2nd line 2nd line
Aserpgillus flavus No activity 1st line 1st line 2nd line 2nd line

Aspergillus terreus No activity 1st line 1st line 2nd line No activity
Fusarium sp. No activity 2nd line 2nd line No activity 2nd line
Scedosporium apiospermum No activity 1st line 1st line Unknown Unknown

Scedosporium prolificans No activity Unknown Unknown No activity Unknown
Trichosporon spp. Unknown 2nd line 2nd line No activity 3rd line
Zygomycetes (e.g., Absidia, Mucor, and Rhizopus) No activity No activity 1st line No activity 1st line
Dematiaceous molds
(e.g., Alternaria,  Bipolaris,  Curvularia,  and Exophiala)
Unknown 1st line 1st line 3rd line 3rd line

Dimorphic Fungi
 Blastomyces  dermatitidis 3rd line 2nd line 2nd line No activity 1st line
 Coccidioides  immitis 1st line 2nd line 2nd line No activity 1st line
 Histoplasma  capsulatum 3rd line 2nd line 2nd line No activity 1st line
 Sporothrix  schenckii 3rd line 2nd line 2nd line No activity 1st line

**Echinocandins, voriconazole, posaconazole, and polyenes have poor urine penetration.