title: [Comparative sensitivity of yeasts to ketoconazole, itraconazole and fluconazole using a liquid medium standardized micromethod].
abstract: The minimal inhibitory concentrations of 200 yeast strains (48 reference strains and 152 recently isolated from pathological products) were evaluated with a new standardized micromethod using a liquid medium comparatively for ketoconazole, itraconazole and fluconazole. The ready-to-use microtitration plates contained the antifungal agents in concentrations ranging from 100 to 0.10 mg/l. The cumulative MIC curves clearly showed the superiority of ketoconazole, fluconazole being the less active product. These results were confirmed after categorization in sensitive (S: MIC less than 0.78 mg/l), intermediate (I: 0.78 less than MIC less than 6.25) or resistant (R: MIC greater than 6.25). These results are discussed particularly for fluconazole showing the largest half-life and for which higher plasmatic levels could be achieved. Important variations were observed depending on the species and as example for Candida tropicalis the sensitivities were ketoconazole 100%, itraconazole 55% and fluconazole 0%. The less sensitive species to the 3 azoles were Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Torulopsis glabrata. This new micromethod being very easy to use and allowing the determination of fungicidal activities should be introduced in routine.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Le Poirier, Lentilly.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guinet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marlier
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D015725:Fluconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole
vernacular_title: Sensibilité comparée des levures aux kétoconazole, itraconazole et fluconazole en microméthode standardisée en milieu liquide.