Open AccessIn vitro activity of systemic antifungal agents against Malassezia furfur
Author(s) -
Mario J. Marcon,
Diane E. Durrell,
Dwight A. Powell,
William J. Buesching
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.31.6.951
Subject(s) - miconazole , ketoconazole , amphotericin b , flucytosine , microbiology and biotechnology , malassezia , antifungal , mycosis , in vitro , pharmacology , biology , medicine , immunology , biochemistry
The activity of four antifungal agents against 15 systemic (blood and vascular catheter) and 10 superficial (skin) Malassezia furfur isolates was evaluated. MIC ranges were similar for the two groups of organisms: amphotericin B, 0.3 to 2.5 micrograms/ml; flucytosine, greater than 100 micrograms/ml; miconazole, 0.4 to 1.5 micrograms/ml; and ketoconazole, 0.025 to 0.4 micrograms/ml.