IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF VORICONAZOLE AGAINST SOME CLINICALLY IMPORTANTFUNGI

Authors
MCGINNIS MR PASARELL L SUTTON DA FOTHERGILL AW COOPER CR RINALDI MG
Citation
Mr. Mcginnis et al., IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF VORICONAZOLE AGAINST SOME CLINICALLY IMPORTANTFUNGI, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 41(8), 1997, pp. 1832-1834
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
Journal title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
41
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1832 - 1834
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1997)41:8<1832:IEOVAS>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Voriconazole was compared to amphotericin B. fluconazole, and itracona zole by using an in vitro macrobroth dilution test based upon current National Committee for clinical Laboratory Standards tentative standar ds against the dimorphic fungi and several opportunistic molds and yea sts, In all instances, the voriconazole MICs were lower than those of fluconazole. In most instances, tbe MICs were lower than the recorded MICs of amphotericin 15 and itraconazole.