In vitro comparative efficacy of voriconazole and itraconazole against fluconazole-susceptible and -resistant Cryptococcus neoformans isolates

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 Feb;42(2):471-2. doi: 10.1128/AAC.42.2.471.

Abstract

In vitro susceptibility testing for 50 clinical isolates of fluconazole-susceptible or -resistant Cryptococcus neoformans was performed with itraconazole and voriconazole. Voriconazole was more potent than itraconazole for fluconazole-susceptible isolates and as potent as itraconazole for fluconazole-susceptible dose-dependent isolates and for fluconazole-resistant isolates. For fluconazole-resistant isolates, the voriconazole and itraconazole MICs ranged from 1 to 2 microg/ml.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Triazoles / pharmacology*
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Itraconazole
  • Voriconazole