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. 2017 Feb 23;61(3):e01817-16.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01817-16. Print 2017 Mar.

Fungal CYP51 Inhibitors VT-1161 and VT-1129 Exhibit Strong In Vitro Activity against Candida glabrata and C. krusei Isolates Clinically Resistant to Azole and Echinocandin Antifungal Compounds

W A Schell  1 , A M Jones  1 , E P Garvey  2 , W J Hoekstra  2 , R J Schotzinger  2 , B D Alexander  3
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Fungal CYP51 Inhibitors VT-1161 and VT-1129 Exhibit Strong In Vitro Activity against Candida glabrata and C. krusei Isolates Clinically Resistant to Azole and Echinocandin Antifungal Compounds

W A Schell et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .

Abstract

The in vitro activities of fungal CYP51 inhibitors VT-1161 and VT-1129 were determined for Candida glabrata (n = 34) and C. krusei (n = 50). C. glabrata isolates were screened for FKS gene mutations. All isolates were resistant clinically and/or in vitro to at least one standard antifungal compound. VT-1161 and VT-1129 MICs for all isolates were at least 5-fold below achievable human plasma levels for VT-1161. VT-1161 and VT-1129 are promising for the treatment of resistant C. glabrata and C. krusei infections.

Keywords: Candida glabrata; Candida krusei; antifungal susceptibility testing; resistance.

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