TABLE 1.
EC50 values of different azoles, chlorhexidine, and PHMB against A. castellanii trophozoites
| Compound | Strain | EC50 (μM) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.
CL, confidence limit.