| Literature DB >> 28848002 |
Hamed Fakhim1,2, Anuradha Chowdhary3, Anupam Prakash3, Afsane Vaezi4, Eric Dannaoui5, Jacques F Meis6,7, Hamid Badali8,9.
Abstract
We determined the in vitro interactions between echinocandins and azoles against 10 multidrug-resistant Candida auris strains by use of a microdilution checkerboard technique. Our results suggest synergistic interactions between micafungin and voriconazole with fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) values of 0.15 to 0.5, and we observed indifferent interactions when micafungin was combined with fluconazole (FICI, 0.62 to 1.5). Combinations of caspofungin with fluconazole or voriconazole exhibited indifferent interactions. No antagonism was observed for any combination.Entities:
Keywords: Candida auris; azoles; echinocandins; in vitro interactions
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28848002 PMCID: PMC5655075 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01056-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191