TABLE 1.
In vitro antifungal susceptibility of 189 clinical and environmental isolates of A. flavus to azoles
Drug | Source | Susceptibilitya |
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Range | MIC50 | MIC90 | GM | ECV | % ≤ECV | ||
Itraconazole | Clinical | 0.03–16.0 | 0.12 | 0.5 | 0.14 | 1 | 98.3 |
Environmental | 0.03–0.125 | 0.06 | 0.125 | 0.06 | 100 | ||
Voriconazole | Clinical | 0.03–8.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1 | 95.04 |
Environmental | 0.15–1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 100 | ||
Posaconazole | Clinical | 0.015–0.5 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 98.95 |
Environmental | 0.015–0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.022 | 100 |
All values are in μg/ml. GM, geometric mean; ECV, epidemiological cut off value (34).