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  • Title: Antifungal activity of posaconazole compared with fluconazole and amphotericin B against yeasts from oropharyngeal candidiasis and other infections.
    Author: Carrillo-Muñoz AJ, Quindós G, Ruesga M, Alonso R, del Valle O, Hernández-Molina JM, McNicholas P, Loebenberg D, Santos P.
    Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother; 2005 Mar; 55(3):317-9. PubMed ID: 15705637.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The in vitro antifungal activity of posaconazole was compared with that of fluconazole and amphotericin B. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A microdilution method (M27-A2) was used with 331 clinical yeast isolates. RESULTS: The geometric mean MICs of posaconazole, fluconazole and amphotericin B were 0.16, 0.91 and 0.15 mg/L, respectively. Posaconazole was markedly more active than fluconazole and was active against 9/11 fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans, and five Candida glabrata had an MIC of posaconazole of 16 mg/L. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that posaconazole is a potentially effective antifungal agent for the treatment of mycoses caused by yeasts.
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