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. 2001 Jan;39(1):385–388. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.385-388.2001

TABLE 1.

MICS of the six drugs against the three genera of dermatophytes

Genus (no. of isolates) Antifungal agent MIC (μg/ml)
Range Geometric mean MIC50 MIC90
Microsporum spp. (20) Voriconazole <0.125–2 0.55 0.5 2
Itraconazole 0.03–1 0.09 0.06 0.5
Terbinafine <0.004–>2 0.03 0.01 0.25
Fluconazole 2–>64 13.93 32 64
Ketoconazole 0.5–4 1.36 1 2
Griseofulvin 0.125–8 0.75 0.5 2
Trichophyton spp. (70) Voriconazole <0.125–>64 0.50 0.5 1
Itraconazole <0.015–>8 0.09 0.06 0.5
Terbinafine <0.004–>2 0.02 0.01 0.06
Fluconazole 0.5–>64 12.39 8 64
Ketoconazole 0.25–>16 1.30 1 8
Griseofulvin 0.125–>8 2.06 2 8
E. floccosum (10) Voriconazole 0.25–1 0.50 0.5 1
Itraconazole <0.015–0.06 0.11 0.125 0.5
Terbinafine 0.01–0.25 0.02 0.01 0.06
Fluconazole 0.5–4 2.46 2 4
Ketoconazole 0.25–1 0.61 0.5 1
Griseofulvin 0.25–1 0.47 0.5 1
Total (100) Voriconazole <0.125–>64 0.51 0.5 1
Itraconazole <0.015–>8 0.09 0.125 0.5
Terbinafine <0.004–>2 0.02 0.01 0.125
Fluconazole 0.5–>16 10.71 16 64
Ketoconazole 0.25–>16 1.21 2 8
Griseofulvin 0.125–>8 1.43 2 8