TABLE 4.
Summary of patient's response to fluconazole and corresponding MIC data
No. of patients | MIC (μg/ml)a | No. of patients
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Cured | Failed | Died | ||
6 | ≤1 | 4 | 0 | 2b |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ≥16 | 0 | 1 | 4c |
The MICs were obtained by the microdilution method with YNB and spectrophotometric reading at 48 h.
These death's were not attributed to cryptococcal infection.
Patients who died within first 10 weeks of therapy with positive cultures.