In Vitro Activity of Posaconazole against Talaromyces marneffei by Broth Microdilution and Etest Methods and Comparison to Itraconazole, Voriconazole, and Anidulafungin.

Susanna K P Lau, George C S Lo, Clare S K Lam, Wang-Ngai Chow, Antonio H Y Ngan, Alan K L Wu, Dominic N C Tsang, Cindy W S Tse, Tak-Lun Que, Bone S F Tang, Patrick C Y Woo

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2017 Mar

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We determined the susceptibilities of 57 Talaromyces marneffei strains to anidulafungin, itraconazole, voriconazole, and posaconazole with MICs of 2 to 8, 0.002 to 0.004, 0.016 to 0.063, and 0.001 to 0.002 μg/ml by broth microdilution and >32, ≤0.002 to 0.008, ≤0.002 to 0.008, and ≤0.002 μg/ml by Etest, respectively, at yeast phase; MICs at mycelial phase for anidulafungin and posaconazole were 1 to 2 and 0.004 to 0.063 μg/ml, respectively. The results suggest promising activities of posaconazole. Etest can be used for testing of azoles against T. marneffei. Copyright © 2017 American Society for Microbiology.

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Susanna K P Lau, George C S Lo, Clare S K Lam, Wang-Ngai Chow, Antonio H Y Ngan, Alan K L Wu, Dominic N C Tsang, Cindy W S Tse, Tak-Lun Que, Bone S F Tang, Patrick C Y Woo. In Vitro Activity of Posaconazole against Talaromyces marneffei by Broth Microdilution and Etest Methods and Comparison to Itraconazole, Voriconazole, and Anidulafungin. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2017 Mar;61(3)