Review Article

Laboratory Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prediction of Outcome

Table 1

Antifungal susceptibilities for different species of Aspergillus.

SpeciesResistance toFrequency

A. fumigatus ItraconazoleOccasional, increasing
VoriconazoleRare, increasing?
PosaconazoleRare, increasing?
EchinocandinsRare
A. lentulus Amphotericin BIntrinsic?
ItraconazoleIntrinsic?
VoriconazoleIntrinsic?
A. fumigatiaffinis Amphotericin BIntrinsic?
ItraconazoleIntrinsic?
VoriconazoleIntrinsic?
A. terreus Amphotericin BIntrinsic
A. flavus Amphotericin Brare
Itraconazolerare
Voriconazolerare
A. niger ItraconazoleOccasional
A. awamori ItraconazoleOccasional
A. tubingensis ItraconazoleIntrinsic?
A. acidus Itraconazole Intrinsic?