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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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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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“Interestingly, loss of SrbA resulted in a strain of A. fumigatus highly susceptible to fluconazole, an azole that normally has minimal activity against A. fumigatus [58],[59].”
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“glabrata isolates and their resistance to different azoles and amphotericin B, concluding that isolates with elevated MICs to one azole were generally less susceptible to all azoles (22).”
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“parapsilosis.(23,67,127,128) Azoles, in contrast to the polyene drugs, exhibit both primary and secondary resistance (resistance due to a prolonged exposure of the fungal species to the azole antifungals).”
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“Aside from solubility and host toxicity issues, the utility of amphotericin B is compromised by the emergence of strains with reduced sensitivity (12, 29) and by species that are intrinsically less susceptible (Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus [25], Candida lusitaniae [22], Pneumocystis jirovecii [1]).”
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“In this study, the lower end of the target exposure range (Cavg 500 ng/ml) was based on the exposure-response analysis (4) and was chosen because posaconazole 500 ng/ml is the MIC90 of most clinically important Aspergillus species (24).”
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“Consistent with previous reports (10), isolates with elevated MICs for one azole were generally less susceptible to all azoles (Table 2).”
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“Of the newer triazoles (voriconazole, posaconazole, and ravuconazole) have demonstrated in vitro activity against S apiospermum [68].”
BackgroundImpact of Antifungal Prophylaxis on Colonization and Azole Susceptibility of Candida Species
Mann, P. A., McNicholas, P. M., Chau, A. S., Patel, R. J., Mendrick, C. A., Ullmann, A. J., Cornely, O. A., Patino, H., & Black, T. A. (2009) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.01031-09 · Cited by 79
“glabrata also did not change; however, the MIC90s (but not the MIC50s) were two- to fourfold higher than those seen previously in a large survey of clinical isolates (14).”
ResultAntifungal Susceptibility Testing of Fusarium: A Practical Approach
Al‐Hatmi, A. M. S., Curfs-Breuker, I., de Hoog, S., Meis, J. F. G. M., & Verweij, P. E. (2017) · Journal of Fungi · doi:10.3390/jof3020019 · Cited by 84
Cornely, O. A., Robertson, M. N., Haider, S., Grigg, A., Geddes, M. N., Aoun, M., Heinz, W., RAAD, I. I., Schanz, U., Meyer, R. G., et al. (2017) · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · doi:10.1093/jac/dkx263 · Cited by 80
Tu, E. Y. (2008) · Cornea · doi:10.1097/ico.0b013e31818225f8 · Cited by 77
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antifungals in Children: Clinical Implications
Autmizguine, J., Guptill, J. T., Cohen‐Wolkowiez, M., Benjamin, D. K., & Capparelli, E. V. (2014) · Drugs · doi:10.1007/s40265-014-0227-3 · Cited by 75
“Despite its broad-spectrum activity against yeast and molds, voriconazole is not active against zygomycetes [12, 84].”
BackgroundAlexander, B. D., Perfect, J. R., Daly, J. S., Restrepo, Á., Tobón, Á. M., Patino, H., Hardalo, C. J., & Graybill, J. R. (2008) · Transplantation · doi:10.1097/tp.0b013e3181837585 · Cited by 74
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“Posaconazole is a relatively new oral triazole agent with an enhanced spectrum of in vitro activity against a wide range of medically important fungi, including Candida, Aspergillus, the emerging Zygomycetes, and other filamentous fungi [17].”
BackgroundFusarium Infection in Lung Transplant Patients
Carneiro, H. A., Coleman, J. J., Restrepo, A., & Mylonakis, E. E. (2010) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0b013e318207612d · Cited by 74
“Concerning the azoles: fluconazole is not active against molds; itraconazole has good in vitro activity against Aspergillus but not Fusarium or Zygomycetes; voriconazole has good activity against most Aspergillus species but no activity against Zygomycetes; and posaconazole has good in vitro activity against Aspergill…”
BackgroundInfluentialPfaller, M. A., Espinel‐Ingroff, A., Boyken, L. B., Hollis, R. J., Kroeger, J. S., Messer, S. A., Tendolkar, S., & Diekema, D. J. (2011) · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · doi:10.1128/jcm.02441-10 · Cited by 73
“Despite the broad utilization of these agents in the prevention and treatment of invasive candidiasis (2, 6, 16, 34), longitudinal surveillance studies have documented the sustained potency of all three triazoles since the introduction of fluconazole in 1990 (8, 9, 18, 21, 25, 28, 31).”
BackgroundKoçyiğit‐Kaymakçıoğlu, B., Celen, A., Tabanca, N., Alı, A., Khan, S. I., Khan, I. A., & Wedge, D. E. (2013) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules18033562 · Cited by 73
“Drugs such as fluconazole, itraconazole, and the new generation of triazoles posaconazole, voriconazole, and ravuconazole are the best examples of potent antifungal molecules possessing triazole nuclei [15–17].”
BackgroundNovel antifungal agents: a patent review (2011 – present)
Castelli, M. V., Butassi, E., Monteiro, M. C., Svetaz, L. A., Vicente, F., & Zacchino, S. A. (2014) · Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents · doi:10.1517/13543776.2014.876993 · Cited by 76
“Later, a first generation of triazole-based antifungal drugs such as fluconazole (FCZ) and itraconazole (ITR) appeared in the market [10], which were followed by new generations of triazoles, including voriconazole (VRC) and posaconazole (POS) (Figure 2) [10,20,23].”
BackgroundBadiee, P., & Alborzi, A. (2011) · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · Cited by 72
Evaluating prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in patients with haematologic malignancies
Maertens, J. A. (2006) · European Journal Of Haematology · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0609.2006.00805.x · Cited by 71
“The in vitro activity of posaconazole is generally greater than that of fluconazole and either equal to or greater than that of itraconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B (49, 50).”
BackgroundKrishna, G., Moton, A., Ma, L., Savant, I. A., Martinho, M., Seiberling, M., & McLeod, J. F. (2009) · Clinical Therapeutics · doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.02.022 · Cited by 68
Arıkan, S., Sancak, B., Alp, Ş., Hasçelik, G., & McNicholas, P. M. (2008) · Medical Mycology · doi:10.1080/13693780801975576 · Cited by 68
Yew, S. M., Chan, C. L., Lee, K. W., Na, S. L., Tan, R., Hoh, C.-C., Yee, W.-Y., Ngeow, Y. F., & Ng, K. P. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104352 · Cited by 67
“These observations are consistent with previous reports on the enhanced antifungal activity of the later generation triazoles [70,71] and the limited activity of FLC on molds [72].”
ResultZaragozí, M. T. I., Martínez, G., Curfs-Breuker, I., Fernández, C. M., Boekhout, T., & Meis, J. F. G. M. (2008) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.01384-07 · Cited by 67
“These agents possess potent broad-spectrum activity and favorable pharmacokinetic profiles (14, 18, 23).”
BackgroundTorres-Narbona, M., Guinea, J., Martínez-Alarcón, J., Peláez, T., & Bouza, E. (2006) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.01539-06 · Cited by 66
“proved to be quite resistant in vitro, and this correlates well with previous reports on the clinical inefficacy of both drugs in the treatment of zygomycosis (6, 7, 10, 27, 29).”
ResultHow Does Antifungal Pharmacology Differ for Mucormycosis Versus Aspergillosis?
Lewis, R. E., Lortholary, O., Spellberg, B. J., Roilides, E., Kontoyiannis, D. P., & Walsh, T. J. (2012) · Clinical Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/cid/cir884 · Cited by 66
“a MIC data are adapted from from references [15, 16].”
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Torres‐Guerrero, E., Isa‐Isa, R., Isa, M., & Arenas, R. (2012) · Clinics in Dermatology · doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.09.011 · Cited by 65
Fungal infections after lung transplantation
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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, from bench to bedside
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BackgroundInfluentialPosaconazole inhibits dengue virus replication by targeting oxysterol-binding protein
Meutiawati, F., Bezemer, B., Strating, J. R. P. M., Overheul, G. J., Žusinaite, E., van Kuppeveld, F. J. M., van Cleef, K. W. R., & van Rij, R. P. (2018) · Antiviral Research · doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.06.017 · Cited by 58
Review of the New Delayed‐Release Oral Tablet and Intravenous Dosage Forms of Posaconazole
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Design, synthesis and evaluation of aromatic heterocyclic derivatives as potent antifungal agents
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Traditional and Emerging Antifungal Therapies
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Metadata
- 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)
- ORCID
- Mann, P. A.
- Venue
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 2006-06
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2009-2015
- ISSN
- 0066-4804 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-6596
- OpenAlex
- W2139126851
- Cited by
- 491
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 28.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- 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 › Infectious Diseases › Fungal Infections and Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › 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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