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Comparative Study
. 2008 Feb;52(2):778-81.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01140-07. Epub 2007 Dec 10.

Comparative in vitro activities of caspofungin and micafungin, determined using the method of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, against yeast isolates obtained in France in 2005-2006

E Dannaoui  1 , O Lortholary, D Raoux, M E Bougnoux, G Galeazzi, C Lawrence, D Moissenet, I Poilane, D Hoinard, F Dromer; YEASTS Group
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Comparative Study

Comparative in vitro activities of caspofungin and micafungin, determined using the method of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, against yeast isolates obtained in France in 2005-2006

E Dannaoui et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

The in vitro activities of caspofungin and micafungin against 1,038 yeast isolates have been determined. The caspofungin and micafungin MICs were lower for Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida tropicalis than for Candida parapsilosis, Candida guilliermondii, and Candida krusei. A clear correlation was seen between the MICs for the two drugs.

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