Research Article
Fungal Keratitis: Epidemiology, Rapid Detection, and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Fusarium and Aspergillus Isolates from Corneal Scrapings
Table 2
Minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/ml) of antifungal agents against Fusarium spp. (n=200).
| Amphotericin B | MIC range | ≤0.5 μg/ml | ≥1 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 8 – 0.125 | 77 (38.5%) | 123 (61.5%) | 1 | 1 |
| Natamycin | MIC range | ≤8 μg/ml | ≥16 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 64 – 2 | 70 (35%) | 130 (65%) | 16 | 32 |
| Itraconazole | MIC range | ≤16 μg/ml | ≥32 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 32 – 4 | 15 (7.5%) | 185 (92.5%) | 32 | 32 |
| Voriconazole | MIC range | ≤4 μg/ml | ≥8 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 8 – 1 | 101 (50.5%) | 99 (49.5%) | 4 | 8 |
| Econazole | MIC range | ≤4 μg/ml | ≥8 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 8 – 2 | 38 (19%) | 162 (81%) | 8 | 8 |
| Clotrimazole | MIC range | ≤4 μg/ml | ≥8 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 8 – 0.5 | 145 (72.5%) | 55 (27.5%) | 4 | 8 |
| Ketoconazole | MIC range | ≤8 μg/ml | ≥16 μg/ml | MIC50 | MIC90 | 16 – 2 | 35 (17.5%) | 165 (82.5%) | 16 | 16 |
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