Activity of posaconazole and other antifungal agents against Mucorales strains identified by sequencing of internal transcribed spacers
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Activity of posaconazole and other antifungal agents against Mucorales strains identified by sequencing of internal transcribed spacers
Abstract
The antifungal susceptibility profiles of 77 clinical strains of Mucorales species, identified by internal transcribed spacer sequencing, were analyzed. MICs obtained at 24 and 48 h were compared. Amphotericin B was the most active agent against all isolates, except for Cunninghamella and Apophysomyces isolates. Posaconazole also showed good activity for all species but Cunninghamella bertholletiae. Voriconazole had no activity against any of the fungi tested. Terbinafine showed good activity, except for Rhizopus oryzae, Mucor circinelloides, and Rhizomucor variabilis isolates.
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