title: In-vitro activities of terbinafine, itraconazole and amphotericin B against Aspergillus and Cladosporium species.
abstract: The in vitro fungicidal and fungistatic activities of terbinafine were compared with those of itraconazole and amphotericin B against Aspergillus (n=63) and Cladosporium (n=21) isolates. The broth macrodilution modification of NCCLS reference method for filamentous fungi (M38-P) was used to assess the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Our data show that the in vitro activities of terbinafine were comparable to those of itraconazole and amphotericin B against the Aspergillus spp and Cladosporium strains tested. Despite strain-dependent variabilities, in general, itraconazole's activity was similar to that of amphotericin B against strains of Aspergillus and Cladosporium. Our data suggest that terbinafine may be useful in the treatment of Aspergillus and Cladosporium infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34303 Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey. s.kantarcioglu@superonline.com
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kantarcioğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yucel
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects*; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077291:Terbinafine
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D000077291:Terbinafine