Activity profile in vitro of micafungin against Spanish clinical isolates of common and emerging species of yeasts and molds.

Authors :: Cuenca-Estrella M
Gomez-Lopez A
Mellado E
Monzon A
Buitrago MJ
Rodriguez-Tudela JL
Source :: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2009 May; Vol. 53 (5), pp. 2192-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 17.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: A collection of 2,278 isolates belonging to 86 different fungal species was tested with micafungin and eight other drugs using the EUCAST procedures. Micafungin was active against species of Candida and Aspergillus (even azole-resistant species) as well as Penicillium spp., Scedosporium apiospermum, and Acremonium spp. It was inactive for species of Basidiomycota and Mucorales and for multiresistant species such as those of Fusarium.

Subjects :: Acremonium drug effects
Aspergillus drug effects
Candida classification
Candida drug effects
Drug Resistance, Fungal
Fungi classification
Fungi isolation & purification
Humans
Micafungin
Microbial Sensitivity Tests methods
Microbial Sensitivity Tests standards
Mycoses microbiology
Penicillium drug effects
Scedosporium drug effects
Spain
Antifungal Agents pharmacology
Echinocandins pharmacology
Fungi drug effects
Lipopeptides pharmacology

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