In vitro antifungal susceptibility of clinical isolates of Arthrographis kalrae, a poorly known opportunistic fungus

Mycoses. 2014 Apr;57(4):247-8. doi: 10.1111/myc.12151. Epub 2013 Oct 22.

Abstract

The in vitro antifungal activity of amphotericin B (AMB), itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, terbinafine (TRB), caspofungin, anidulafungin and micafungin were evaluated by a broth microdilution technique against 22 isolates of Arthrographis kalrae of clinical origin. TRB showed the highest activity, followed by the azoles, particularly posaconazole. AMB exerted low activity whereas the echinocandins showed almost no antifungal activity.

Keywords: Arthrographis; antifungal agents; fungal infections; fungi; susceptibility testing.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / drug effects*
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mycoses / microbiology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents