In vitro activities of ravuconazole and four other antifungal agents against fluconazole-resistant or -susceptible clinical yeast isolates

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Aug;48(8):3107-11. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.8.3107-3111.2004.

Abstract

The activities of ravuconazole and four other antifungal agents were tested against a collection of 1,796 clinical yeast isolates, including fluconazole-susceptible and -resistant strains. Ravuconazole was active against the majority of fluconazole-resistant isolates; but for 102 of 562 (18%) resistant isolates, mainly Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, and Cryptococcus neoformans, ravuconazole MICs were > or =1 microg/ml.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal
  • Fluconazole / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology*
  • Triazoles / pharmacology*
  • Yeasts / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Thiazoles
  • Triazoles
  • Fluconazole
  • ER 30346