Research Article
Candida Bloodstream Infections in Italy: Changing Epidemiology during 16 Years of Surveillance
Table 4
In vitro susceptibility to the antifungal agents against 394 Candida isolates.
| Species (number of isolates) | Antifungal agent | MIC (µg/mL) | Range | 50% | 90% |
| C. albicans (174) | Amphotericin B | 0.06–1 | 0.50 | 1 | Fluconazole | 0.06–2 | 0.25 | 1 | Voriconazole | ≤0.008–0.5 | 0.008 | 0.25 | Posaconazole | ≤0.008–0.5 | 0.03 | 0.25 | Anidulafungin | ≤0.008–1 | 0.06 | 0.25 | Caspofungin | ≤0.008–1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | Micafungin | ≤0.008–0.5 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| C. parapsilosis (137) | Amphotericin B | 0.06–1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | Fluconazole | 0.06–8 | 0.5 | 1 | Voriconazole | ≤0.008–1 | 0.015 | 0.06 | Posaconazole | ≤0.008–2 | 0.125 | 0.25 | Anidulafungin | ≤0.008–32 | 1 | 2 | Caspofungin | 0.125–8 | 2 | 2 | Micafungin | ≤0.008–32 | 1 | 2 |
| C. glabrata (22) | Amphotericin B | 0.25–1 | 0.5 | 1 | Fluconazole | 2–32 | 8 | 16 | Voriconazole | 0.03–2 | 0.25 | 1 | Posaconazole | 0.25–4 | 0.25 | 4 | Anidulafungin | ≤0.008–1 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Caspofungin | ≤0.008–4 | 0.06 | 0.5 | Micafungin | ≤0.008–1 | 0.06 | 0.5 |
| C. guilliermondii (19) | Amphotericin B | 0.125–1 | 0.25 | 1 | Fluconazole | 0.5–4 | 4 | 4 | Voriconazole | ≤0.008–1 | 0.06 | 0.5 | Posaconazole | 0.125–1 | 0.5 | 1 | Anidulafungin | 1–4 | 1 | 2 | Caspofungin | 1–4 | 2 | 4 | Micafungin | 0.5–2 | 1 | 2 |
| C. tropicalis (19) | Amphotericin B | 0.06–1 | 0.5 | 1 | Fluconazole | 0.125–64 | 0.5 | 64 | Voriconazole | 0.008–16 | 0.06 | 8 | Posaconazole | 0.015–2 | 0.125 | 0.5 | Anidulafungin | 0.03–0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Caspofungin | ≤0.008–2 | 0.06 | 1 | Micafungin | 0.0015–1 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| C. krusei (11) | Amphotericin B | 0.5–1 | 1 | 1 | Fluconazole | 8–64 | 32 | 32 | Voriconazole | 0.125–8 | 0.25 | 1 | Posaconazole | 0.25–2 | 0.5 | 2 | Anidulafungin | ≤0.008–0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | Caspofungin | 0.06–2 | 0.25 | 1 | Micafungin | 0.06–0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
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