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. 2020 Apr 21;64(5):e02223-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02223-19

TABLE 1.

EC50 values of different azoles, chlorhexidine, and PHMB against A. castellanii trophozoites

Compound Strain EC50 (μM)
Mean 95% lower CLb 95% upper CLb
Azoles
    Fluconazole Ma 3% at 50 μMa
    Itraconazole Ma 54% at 50 μMa
    Miconazole Ma 6.9 5.8 8.3
    Ketoconazole Ma 1.8 1.4 2.0
    Voriconazole Ma 0.6 0.4 0.8
    Clotrimazole Ma 0.2 0.1 0.2
    Posaconazole Ma 0.045 0.039 0.051
MEEI 0184 0.003 0.002 0.004
CDC:V240 0.065 0.054 0.079
    Isavuconazole Ma 0.005 0.004 0.006
MEEI 0184 0.026 0.023 0.028
CDC:V240 <0.001 <0.001 0.001
Standards of care
    Chlorhexidine Ma 1.7 1.4 1.9
MEEI 0184 1.0 0.9 1.1
CDC:V240 1.1 1.0 1.2
    PHMB Ma 7.2 6.6 8.0
MEEI 0184 4.6 3.0 7.1
CDC:V240 11.8 10.5 13.4
a

For two azoles, fluconazole and itraconazole, the value given is the percentage of growth inhibition at the highest tested concentration, as the mean EC50 value was not identified.

b

CL, confidence limit.