Research Article
Susceptibility of Dermatophytes to Thiabendazole Using CLSI Broth Macrodilution
Table 1
MICs of 5 different species of dermatophytes to TBZ and FCZ.
| Strain () | MIC (μg/mL) of: | Thiabendazole | Fluconazole | 5 days | 7 days | 5 days | 7 days | Range | 50% | 90% | Range | 50% | 90% | Range | 50% | 90% | Range | 50% | 90% |
| T. rubrum (10) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5–16 | 2 | 4 | 1–64 | 4 | 8 | T. mentagrophytes (10) | 0.25–0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5–1 | 1 | 1 | 8–32 | 8 | 16 | 16–4 | 16 | 32 | T. tonsurans (10) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8–16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | M. canis (10) | 0.5–1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2–4 | 4 | 4 | 4–8 | 4 | 8 | E. floccosum (5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8–16 | 8 | 16 | 8–16 | 8 | 16 |
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