TABLE 1.

Susceptibilities of five strains of five Aspergillus spp. to AMB and ITC based on MIC-0 and MIC-2, respectively, after 24 and 48 h of incubation

Drug	Time (h)	Species	Geometric mean (range) MIC, in mg/liter, determined by the following method:
			NCCLSvis	NCCLSsp	XTTvis	XTTsp
AMB	24	A. fumigatus	0.68 (0.125–4)	0.63 (0.5–2)	0.63 (0.25–2)	0.63 (0.5–2)
		A. flavus	1.19 (0.5–4)	1.20 (0.5–2)	1.11 (0.5–2)	1.15 (0.5–2)
		A. nidulans	0.74 (0.25–4)	0.72 (0.25–2)	0.68 (0.25–2)	0.66 (0.25–1)
		A. terreus	1.11 (0.5–4)	0.95 (0.5–4)	1.07 (0.5–2)	1.10 (0.5–2)
		A. ustus	1.11 (0.5–2)	0.88 (0.5–2)	0.92 (0.5–4)	1.12 (0.5–2)
	48	A. fumigatus	1.50 (1–4)	1.26 (1–4)	1.14 (0.5–4)	1.15 (0.5–4)
		A. flavus	1.64 (1–4)	1.38 (1–2)	1.57 (1–4)	1.45 (1–2)
		A. nidulans	1.10 (0.25–4)	0.87 (0.25–4)	0.97 (0.25–4)	0.95 (0.25–4)
		A. terreus	2.89 (2–4)	2.09 (2–4)	2.64 (2–4)	2.52 (2–4)
		A. ustus	1.91 (1–4)	1.36 (1–2)	1.53 (1–4)	1.47 (1–2)
ITC	24	A. fumigatus	2.39 (0.015–>32)	1.15 (0.125–>32)	1.36 (0.125–>32)	1.38 (0.125–>32)
		A. flavus	0.14 (0.063–0.25)	0.10 (0.063–0.125)	0.14 (0.0125–0.5)	0.14 (0.063–0.25)
		A. nidulans	0.13 (0.031–0.5)	0.13 (0.063–0.25)	0.13 (0.062–0.5)	0.10 (0.062–0.5)
		A. terreus	0.09 (0.031–0.25)	0.09 (0.063–0.125)	0.12 (0.062–0.5)	0.11 (0.063–0.125)
		A. ustus	0.40 (0.062–1)	0.35 (0.063–1)	0.54 (0.062–1)	0.46 (0.063–1)
	48	A. fumigatus	2.89 (0.125–>32)	2.41 (0.125–>32)	2.96 (0.125–>32)	2.10 (0.063–>32)
		A. flavus	0.19 (0.125–0.5)	0.12 (0.063–0.25)	0.26 (0.125–1)	0.24 (0.125–0.5)
		A. nidulans	0.16 (0.062–0.25)	0.20 (0.063–2)	0.17 (0.031–0.5)	0.15 (0.031–0.5)
		A. terreus	0.15 (0.062–0.5)	0.14 (0.063–0.25)	0.29 (0.062–0.5)	0.23 (0.125–0.5)
		A. ustus	1.48 (0.125–>32)	0.89 (0.5–1)	3.21 (0.125–>32)	2.72 (0.25–>32)