Open AccessResults of German multicenter study of antimicrobial susceptibilities of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes strains causing tinea unguium. German Collaborative Dermatophyte Drug Susceptibility Study Group
Author(s) -
Hans Christian Körting,
Markus Ollert,
Dietrich Abeck
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.39.5.1206
Subject(s) - trichophyton rubrum , dermatophyte , trichophyton , terbinafine , griseofulvin , broth microdilution , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antimicrobial , dermatology , medicine , minimum inhibitory concentration , itraconazole , antifungal
Thirty-two strains of Trichophyton rubrum and 16 strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolated from patients with tinea unguium in various parts of Germany were subjected to a microdilution test with six systemic or topical antimycotic agents. Apart from griseofulvin, there were no species-specific differences between the two species. Terbinafine was the most active antimycotic agent, with a MIC not exceeding 0.05 micrograms/ml.