title: In vitro sensitivity of medically significant Fusarium species to various antimycotics.
abstract: Sixteen isolates belonging to Fusarium chlamydosporum (n = 4), Fusarium equiseti (n = 1), Fusarium moniliforme (n = 2), Fusarium oxysporum (n = 3), Fusarium proliferatum (n = 1), and Fusarium solani (n = 5) were tested against amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, JAI-amphotericin B (water-soluble compound), hamycin and amphotericin B combined with 5-fluorocytosine, using antibiotic medium M3, high-resolution broth (pH 7.1), Sabouraud's dextrose, and yeast-nitrogen broth media (1 ml/tube). The minimal inhibitory and minimal fungicidal concentrations of 5-fluorocytosine and fluconazole for all species were > 100 micrograms/ml. All Fusarium isolates, except F. equiseti (3.125 micrograms), gave minimal inhibitory concentrations of 12.5-100 micrograms/ml for hamycin. The values for amphotericin B, itraconazole, ketoconazole, JAI-amphotericin B, and amphotericin B combined with 5-fluorocytosine were 1.56-100, 0.78-50, 3.125-100,50-100, and 1.56 to > 100 micrograms/ml, respectively. Although a wide range of minimal inhibitory concentrations was recorded for most of the isolates studied, it appears that some--F. solani, F. oxysporum, F. chlamydosporum, F. equiseti, and F. moliniforme--were more susceptible to amphotericin B, itraconazole, ketoconazole, hamycin, and amphotericin B in the presence of 5-fluorocytosine. All isolates showed resistance to 5-fluorocytosine and fluconazole. The minimal fungicidal concentrations were either the same or several times higher than the minimal inhibitory concentrations.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Human Mycotic Diseases, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sekhon
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moledina
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents