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. 2014 Jul;82(7):3058–3065. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01805-14

TABLE 2.

Susceptibility testing against different Cryptococcus molecular types and subtypes

Molecular type (no. of isolates) Parameter MIC (μg/ml)
Fluconazole Itraconazole Posaconazole Voriconazole Amphotericin B Flucytosine
VGI (10) MIC range 1 to 8 1 to 2 0.5 to 2 0.03 to 1 0.25 to 0.5 0.125 to 0.5
GM MIC 2.30 1.32 0.81 0.06 0.38 0.25
MFC range 4 to >64 2 to 16 1 to 4 0.125 to 4 0.25 to 0.5 2 to >64
VGIIa (9) MIC range 0.5 to 8 0.25 to 2 0.125 to 2 0.03 to 0.125 0.125 to 0.5 0.125 to 2
GM MIC 3.08 1 0.77 0.07 0.39 0.46
MFC range 4 to >64 2 to >16 1 to 8 0.5 to 16 0.5 to 1 1 to >64
VGIIb (7) MIC range 1 to 16 1 to 2 0.5 to 1 0.06 to 0.125 0.25 to 0.5 0.125 to 0.5
GM MIC 4 1.32 0.76 0.08 0.44 0.25
MFC range 4 to >64 2 to >16 2 to 4 0.25 to 16 0.25 to 1 4 to >64
VGIIc (4) MIC range 2 to 16 2 to 4 1 to 2 0.06 to 0.5 0.25 to 0.5 0.25 to 0.5
GM MIC 8 2.38 1.68 0.18 0.42 0.35
MFC range 64 to >64 2 to 16 4 to 8 0.25 to >16 0.25 to 1 8 to >64
VGIII (10) MIC range 2 to 8 1 to 2 1 0.06 to 0.5 0.25 to 0.5 0.125 to >64
GM MIC 3.48 1.07 0.93 0.06 0.47 0.62
MFC range 16 to 32 2 to 8 2 to 4 0.125 to 1 0.25 to 1 4 to >64
VGIV (4) MIC range 2 to 8 1 to 2 1 0.06 to 0.5 0.25 to 0.5 0.125 to 0.5
GM MIC 4 1.52 1 0.11 0.44 0.19
MFC range 4 to >64 1 to 16 2 to 4 0.25 to >16 0.25 to 0.5 4 to >64
VNI (5) MIC range 1 to 2 1 to 2 0.25 to 1 0.03 to 0.125 0.5 0.125 to 0.5
GM MIC 1.74 1.52 0.66 0.05 0.5 0.33
MFC range 8 to >64 2 to 8 2 to 4 0.25 to >16 0.5 2 to >64