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. 2020 May 20;11:975. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00975

TABLE 2.

Antifungal sensitivity of the five most common Candida species isolated from early failing VPs.

Species Total number of isolates tested Number of isolates in each category (%)
Sensitive Intermediate Resistant
Fluconazole
Candida albicans 83 81 (97.6) 2 (2.4) 0
Candida glabrata 23 21 (91.3) 2 (8.7) 0
Candida tropicalis 15 15 (100) 0 0
Candida parapsilosis 14 12 (85.8) 0 2 (14.3)
Candida krusei 9 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2) 6 (66.7)
Total 144 130 (90.3) 6 (4.2) 8 (5.5)

Miconazole
Candida albicans 62 59 (95.1) 3 (4.9) 0
Candida glabrata 19 19 (100) 0 0
Candida tropicalis 13 7 (53.9) 6 (46.1) 0
Candida parapsilosis 9 4 (44.4) 4 (44.4) 1 (11.1)
Candida krusei 9 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1) 0
Total 112 97 (86.6) 14 (12.5) 1 (0.9)

Nystatin
Candida albicans 65 64 (98.5) 0 1 (1.6)
Candida glabrata 20 18 (90.0) 1 (5.0) 1 (5.0)
Candida tropicalis 15 15 (100) 0 0
Candida parapsilosis 9 9 (100) 0 0
Candida krusei 9 9 (100) 0 0
Total 118 115 (97.4) 1 (0.9) 2 (1.7)

The number of sensitive, intermediate, and resistant isolates based upon EUCAST breakpoint recommendations are given for the five most commonly isolated yeast species.