title: Comparative study of the in vitro antifungal activity of bifonazole, naftifine and sertaconazole against yeasts.
abstract: The in vitro activity of three antifungal agents was tested and compared against 151 yeast strains, including ten Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans, Rhodotorula rubra, and Trichosporon cutaneum. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by a microdilution technique in Shadomy modified liquid medium. The mean MICs of sertaconazole (0.34 mg/L) were lower than those of naftifine (16.3 mg/L) and bifonazole (13.2 mg/L). These results suggest that sertaconazole is more active against Candida spp than other topical agents such as bifonazole and naftifine.
authors.affiliation: Dep. Microbiology, ACIA, Barcelona, Spain. ajcm.acia@bcn.servicom.es
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Muñoz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tur-Tur
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Bornay-Llinares
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arévalo
mesh_terms: D000499:Allylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015003:Yeasts / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D013876:Thiophenes; D000499:Allylamine; C029178:naftifine; C061131:sertaconazole; C036596:bifonazole