Effects of Antifungal Agents Alone and in Combination Against Candida glabrata Strains Susceptible or Resistant to Fluconazole
Effects of Antifungal Agents Alone and in Combination Against Candida glabrata Strains Susceptible or Resistant to Fluconazole
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DOI:
10.1007/s11046-012-9538-7
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
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5.5
通讯作者:
Alves, Sydney Hartz
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作者:
Alves, Izabel Almeida;Bandeira, Laissa Arevalo;Alves, Sydney Hartz
The rise of Candida spp. resistant to classic triazole antifungal agents has led to a search for new therapeutic options. Here, we evaluated combinations of antifungals in a checkerboard assay against two groups of Candida glabrata strains: one containing fluconazole-susceptible clinical isolates (FS) and another containing fluconazole-resistant laboratory derivative (FR). The most synergistic combination observed was amphotericin B + flucytosine (synergistic for 61.77 % of FS strains and 76.47 % of FR strains). The most antagonistic combination observed was ketoconazole + flucytosine (FS 61.77 % and FR 55.88 %). Surprisingly, most combinations evidenced indifferent interactions, and the best synergism appeared when amphotericin B and flucytosine were combined against both groups of isolates.