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Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Profile of Pichia anomala Isolates from Patients Presenting with Nosocomial Fungemia

2007; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 51; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.01038-06

ISSN

1098-6596

Autores

Vânia Lúcia Ribeiro da Matta, Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Luíza Moretti, L Rodero, Gisele Madeira Duboc de Almeida, Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Sílvia Figueiredo Costa, Maria Beatriz G. Souza Dias, Márcio Nucci, Anna S. Levin,

Tópico(s)

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Resumo

ABSTRACT In vitro susceptibility of 58 isolates of Pichia anomala to five antifungal drugs using two broth microdilution methods (CLSI and EUCAST) was analyzed. Low susceptibility to itraconazole was observed. Fluconazole, voriconazole, amphotericin B, and caspofungin showed good antifungal activity, although relatively high drug concentrations were necessary to inhibit the isolates.

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