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In vitro activities of posaconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B against a large collection of clinically important molds and yeasts.

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Sabatelli, F., Patel, R., Mann, P. A., Mendrick, C. A., Norris, C. C., Hare, R., Loebenberg, D., Black, T. A. +1 more·2006·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Abstract

The in vitro activity of the novel triazole antifungal agent posaconazole (Noxafil; SCH 56592) was assessed in 45 laboratories against approximately 19,000 clinically important strains of yeasts and molds. The activity of posaconazole was compared with those of itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B against subsets of the isolates. Strains were tested utilizing Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution methods using RPMI 1640 medium (except for amphotericin B, which was frequently tested in antibiotic medium 3). MICs were determined at the recommended endpoints and time intervals. Against all fungi in the database (22,850 MICs), the MIC(50) and MIC(90) values for posaconazole were 0.063 microg/ml and 1 mug/ml, respectively. MIC(90) values against all yeasts (18,351 MICs) and molds (4,499 MICs) were both 1 mug/ml. In comparative studies against subsets of the isolates, posaconazole was more active than, or within 1 dilution of, the comparator drugs itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B against approximately 7,000 isolates of Candida and Cryptococcus spp. Against all molds (1,702 MICs, including 1,423 MICs for Aspergillus isolates), posaconazole was more active than or equal to the comparator drugs in almost every category. Posaconazole was active against isolates of Candida and Aspergillus spp. that exhibit resistance to fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B and was much more active than the other triazoles against zygomycetes. Posaconazole exhibited potent antifungal activity against a wide variety of clinically important fungal pathogens and was frequently more active than other azoles and amphotericin B.

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Authors
Sabatelli, F., Patel, R., Mann, P. A., Mendrick, C. A., Norris, C. C., Hare, R., Loebenberg, D., Black, T. A., & McNicholas, P. M.
Affiliations
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
Venue
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Published
2006-06
Volume
50
Issue
6
Pages
2009-2015
ISSN
  • 0066-4804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-6596
OpenAlex
W2139126851
Cited by
491
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38
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FWCI
28.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
Keywords
posaconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, amphotericin B, antifungal susceptibility, minimum inhibitory concentration, molds, yeast, Candida, Cryptococcus, Aspergillus, Zygomycetes, triazole antifungals, antifungal resistance, in vitro antifungal activity
MeSH terms
Amphotericin B, Antifungal Agents, Aspergillosis, Aspergillus, Candida, Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, Cryptococcus, Fungi, Humans, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Mycoses, Pyrimidines, Triazoles, Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Voriconazole, In Vitro Techniques

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