title: In vitro antifungal susceptibility of clinical isolates of Arthrographis kalrae, a poorly known opportunistic fungus.
abstract: The in vitro antifungal activity of amphotericin B (AMB), itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, terbinafine (TRB), caspofungin, anidulafungin and micafungin were evaluated by a broth microdilution technique against 22 isolates of Arthrographis kalrae of clinical origin. TRB showed the highest activity, followed by the azoles, particularly posaconazole. AMB exerted low activity whereas the echinocandins showed almost no antifungal activity.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandoval-Denis
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giraldo
authors.forename: Deanna A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Annette W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Fothergill
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Arthrographis; antifungal agents; fungal infections; fungi; susceptibility testing